By CYNTHIA KRAHL
Of The Herald-Advocate
A man searching the river for
fossils last week drowned in its
waters.
James Richard Mullins, 54, a
homeless man without a local
address, had been hunting the
Peace River with friends on
Wednesday ef last week when he
separated from the group just
before dark and never returned.
Hardee County Sheriffs Office
spokesman Maj. Claude Harris Jr.
said Mullins was at Crews River-
side Park on East Main Street with
two buddies. "They were wading in
the river, looking for shark's teeth.

PHOTO BY BRETTJARNAGIN
Sixth-grade English students thumb through their books as teacher Felicia Madronal helps out a classmate at the new campus of
Hardee Junior High School this week.

"He walked across the river, it
was three or four feet deep," Harris
described. "He said he was going to
go down toward the bridge."
Mullins went off alone, and never
came back.
Harris said one of the men
reported Mullins missing at 8:20
p.m. It was just before dark, he
noted, and a search was begun.
Participating in the search for the
man were the Wauchula Police
Department, the Sheriffs Office,
Hardee County Fire-Rescue, the
.Florida Fish & Wildlife Conserva-
tion Commission and a sheriffs
helicopter from Polk County, the
See DROWNS 2A

Local Man Named

To 4-H Hall Of Fame

School Opening
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.. By BRETT JARNAGIN
For The Herald-Advocate
Another school year began on
Wednesday of last week, meaning
students likely have begun count-

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For The Herald-A
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tour the new H
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both
meet with var
the faculty.

,ing off the 180 days until summer
vacation comes once again.
According to local administra-
tors, Hardee County's first day of
classes ran smoothly at every

Gov. To Visit
kRNAGIN This visit was arranged by
advocate David Royal, the mayor of
t politician will Wauchula. Royal has known the
hilltop Elementary lieutenant governor for several
d Hardee Junior years, and met with her during
High School last year's hurricane season.
campus on Jennings talked with several
SMonday. local business owners last year,
Lt. Gov. and after her visit to the schools
Toni Jennings she will be meeting with them
will be coming again. "She wants to check up on
down from those people she met last year,
Tallahassee to and see how they are doing now,
;ee classrooms at a year later," Royal said.
schools and to Tracey Nix, principal of
ious members of Hilltop Elementary School, said
See LT GOV 2A

A Wauchula resident has been
named a statewide hall of famer.
A Soo h O ne Earl Ray Gill was recently elect-
r .... 1' --. :'. _^.. --i, '--'; ---" "- -' --" .....-.--..-. -.-- -' --ed to the Florida 4-H-Hall of-Fame.
l wh vy fw Tn dt dd a Gill was one of five people to be.
school with very few problems, The transportation department did a inducted at ceremonies held on July
even considering two brand-hew great job getting the students in and 27 at the University of Florida in
schools held students for the very out on time, and currently the Gainesville.
first time. I teachers are orienting the students Gill was a teacher in Hardee
One of them is Hilltop Elemen-.. t6 the school."
tary School. "Everything went fan- .As of the first day of school, seCoty for 13 years Then, hei
served as a district-level adminis'-
tastic, especially considering it was Zolfo Springs Elementary had 537 trator here for eight more years.
the first time our new school has students enrolled. Gill's career took him to DeSoto
opened. We were on time with The assistant principal of G s aer took hm to oto
everything, and owe this success to Bowling Green Elementary,.Kathy County, where he taught for six
our great faculty," said Willie Clark, felt that this was the years before becoming an assistant
Gilliard, assistant principal, smoothest-running first day the principal at an elementary school
"Things are excellent right now, school has ever had. After the third there for four years.
with all the buses and cars arriving day back, the elementary school look back on my years in 4-H
on time," he added" Around 370 had exactly 400 students. wh pride, knong that the sklls
students attend the new school. "It's going well now and we are developed as a club member have
Jan Beckley, principal of Zolfo excited about the new school year," strengthenedmy desire to look for
Springs Elementary School, said, Clark said. ways to make life better for both
"We had a very good beginning. See SCHOOL 2A myself and my community,

whether at work, volunteering or at
church," Gill says.
While Gill was a 4-H member,
hereceived'toppproject'awards and
competed in state-level demonstra-
tions. He also held all club offices
possible over his 10-year member-
ship and received county-level citi-
zenship and leadership awards.
"I believe 4-H's motto, 'Make
the Best Better,' has influenced my
life the most," says Gill. "De-
veloping skills from projects such
as cooking, nutrition, photography
and, especially, leadership has
helped me become a more produc-
tive individual who is always look-
ing for ways to make life better for
myself as well as those around me."
As an alumnus, Gill has served
on the 4-H Advisory Committee
and is its current chair. For the
See 4-H 2A

HIGH-FLYING FLAG

BG Incumbents Return

By JIM KELLY
Of The Herald-Advocate
There will not be a municipal
election in Bowling Green in
September because incumbent City
Commission members David
Durastanti and Richard Barone
drew no opponents during last
week's qualifying period which
ended Friday, announced City
Clerk Pam Northup.

Barone has been on the commis-
sion since last year when he was
appointed to fill the unexpired term
of Woody Caligan who retired. He
is employed with CF Industries.
Durastanti has been on the coun-
cil for several three-year terms and
is principal of Bowling Green
Elementary School.
They will be sworn in for new
terms at the Tuesday, Oct. 10, com-
mission meeting.
At the Aug. 8 meeting, commis-
sioners voted to approve the first
reading of an ordinance to close the
extension of First Street located
south of Palmetto Avenue.
The commission also voted to
OK the first reading of annexation
of property south of the Fiesta
Supermarket on U.S. 17 North.
City Manager David Elbertson
presented a proposed site plan for
Old Orchard Village on property
along Bryan Avenue east of
Bowling Green Elementary School.
The property is the old Sunshine
Akins house and grove owned by
Joe Jones and lies between Bryan
and Freeman avenues.
Proposed are 50 duplex apart-
ments, a clubhouse, swimming
pool and playground. Proposed are
30 two-bedroom, 10 three-bedroom
and 10 one-bedroom duplex apart-
ments. The property is zoned
Residential-2, said Elbertson.

COURTESY PHOTO
A new school flag greeted North Wauchula Elementary School students when they returned from summer vacation on Aug. 9.
Teacher Emily Trotter turned the winning creation In the fourth-grade spring "Design A Flag" contest into the new flag being raised
on opening day. From left, Principal Sonja Bennett and School Board member Gina Neuhofer enjoy the moment as custodian
Edward Johnson prepares to raise the flag. At right are fourth-grade teacher Trotter and now fifth-grader Jonathan Esparza, whose
design was tops among the hundreds entered.

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Wauchula has over two dozen
projects in various planning stages.
In Monday night's meeting, the
City Commission approved amend-
ing the five-year capital improve-
ments schedule and sending it to
the state Department of Commun-
ity Affairs for its approval.
Several of the projects are in

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Continued From 1A
of the state's No. 2 top official,
"I'm sure she wants to see how the
state dollars were spent and how
the school is functioning, so she
can go back to and tell the legisla-
tive body how it is."
"I'll be glad to show it off," Nix
said of her new campus.
Mae Robinson, principal of
Hardee Junior High,' said, "On
behalf of the junior high, we are
delighted to: have the lieutenant
governor come to the school. We
want to show it off because we cer-
tainly have accomplished a lot."
Robinson also said that this
would be a special chance for the
students to meet someone of such
importance in the Florida Legis-
lature.
Toni Jennings is the 16th lieu-
tenant governor, and is the first
woman to hold the position. She is
a native of Orlando, and started off
as a public school teacher at
Killarney Elementary in Orange
County.
She served two terms in the
Florida House of Representatives
and then, in 1980, she was elected
to the Florida State Senate before
becoming Jeb Bush's running mate.

To help the young soul, to add
energy, inspire hope, and blow
the coals into a useful flame; to
redeem defeat by new thought
and firm action, this, though
not easy, is the work of divine
man.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

phases and some are independent.
For the 2006-07 fiscal year which
begins Oct. 1, there is the second
phase of construction on the Oak
Street Park with an additional
$200,000 grant from the state. The
Garden Center will be rebuilt and
four sections of U.S. 17 streetscap-
ing will be done with state Depart-
ment of Transportation funding
which has been set aside awaiting
finalization of the four-laning work
underway.
The police department will get a
new vehicle and communication
hardware and software and there
will be more T-hangars at
Wauchula Municipal Airport, cour-
tesy of state and federal grants.
Substation transformer upgrades,
power plant renovations, water line
rehabilitation, and engineering and
construction for a badly needed
fifth well are also on next year's
agenda.
The final 2006-07 project is engi-
neering and the start of construc-
tion for the wastewater treatment,
plan expansion to allow the city to
process nearly two million more
gallons daily.
The to-do list moves into the fol-
lowing four years with additional
utility, police vehicles, street
paving and wastewater expansion,
along with planning a city industri-
al park, town center and widened
airport entrance road to accommo-
date those facilities.

In other action, the commission:
bogged down in discussion of
an ordinance outlining conditions
for murals and tabled it for more
review.
approved an amended resolu-
tion to transfer $12,000 in confis-
cated funds for items for the police
department. A white light identifier
for traffic control, a camera and
battery which will turn on
audio/video equipment before and
after a laser gun is used, uniforms
and supplies, and promotional
activities are included in the pur-
chases planned.
approved a resolution accept-
ing the $200,000 grant for the Oak

Street Park, including a proof
warranty deed obtaining the ent
block between Oak and McEw
streets and Eighth and Sever
avenues from the School Boa
The city. has renewed its 10-yi
lease to H.O.P.E of Hardee for
Senior Center on that block.
approved an agreement w
the Federal Emergency Manaj
ment Agency (FEMA) and Sou
west Florida Water Manageme
District on a cooperative. plan
identify and prioritize flood mi
ping in the city.
increased per diem for c
employees on. city business.
accord with state statutes, the n
rates are $6 for breakfast, $11
lunch, $19 for dinner and 4'
cents per mile for travel (the IR
approved rate).
set a workshop on Aug. 29
6 p.m. on the land developfmi
codes.
City Manager Rick Giroux a
reviewed his work, including
Updated agreement with
Industries to accept up to 3.5 n
lion gallons of effluent daily.
has begun working out a territory
agreement on electric utilities;
pursuing financing plans for a n
well to ensure the city has enou
water during drought season a
has completed the annual report.
a revised ProCorp agreem
on development at West Louisia
Street south to SR 64 resulted
lengthy discussion on the need fo
workshop. The company 1
expanded its plan from 150 to 1
upper income homes, spark
questions on the city's property
revenue vs. cost to expand elec
cal utilities and annexation agr
ments.
learned of the need for t
new members of the Planning a
Zoning Board to replace Ji
Delatorre who has moved away a
Mavis Best who had no opposite
in her bid for the District 6 cc
mission seat and will join the cc
mission in November. Comm
sioners are to make recommend
tions for new board members
the next meeting.

4-H
Continued From 1A
past 25 years, he has served annual-
ly as a judge for county fair 4-H
booth entries in both Hardee and
DeSoto counties. He has become a
valuable contributor to the Hardee
County 4-H program due to his
extensive 4-H knowledge, training
and professional education.
Gill has guided the development
of policies and procedures used in
Hardee County's program. Gill also
,has re-written and updated criteria
for judging record books, as well as
Hardee County's 4-H club atten-
dance policy and dress guidelines.
The Florida 4-H Hall of Fame
was established in 2002 to coincide
with the 100th Anniversary Cele-
bration of the 4-H Program.
It currently contains the names of
117 inductees honored for their ser-
vice and dedication to Florida 4-H.
One hundredd individuals, living
and deceased,. .Became' -cfarter
members during, ', 2002'Iound-
ing.
Iro Florida 4-H is the youth develop-
wn ment component of the University
arl of Florida's Cooperative Exten-
,rd sion Service, currently serving
re- 241,000 youth statewide and over
60 million alumni nationwide.
The four other inductees for
2006 are: H. Fied Dietrich III of
Orange County; Frank Sullivan of
Brevard County; Gladys Freeman
'^ of Okeechobee County; and Mar-
jorie Modesky of Duval County.

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ear major said.
its With no success, that search was
called off just after midnight.
ith Harris said the hunt began anew
e on Thursday. Mullins' body was
th- found shortly before 8 a.m. by
ent FWC officers Darrell Henderson
to and Clinton Thompson, who were
p. searching the river by airboat.
ap- "He was a short way south of the
:ity bridge," Harris said. "He was about
In 75 or 80 yards south of the East
ew Main Street bridge. The body was
for hung up on some limbs, from a sub-
4.5 merged tree near the middle of the
S- river."
Mullins, who had just been
at released from the Hardee County
ent Jail around noon Wednesday on
probation from traffic convictions
Iso for driving under the influence and
an with a suspended license, had been
CF drinking, Harris said.
nil- "His friends did say he was
He intoxicated," he added.
rial The remains were sent to the
is Medical Examiner's Office in
ew Lakeland for autopsy.
tgh A preliminary report "pointed to
nd accidental drowning," the major
said.
ent 'Meanwhile, the investigation
ana continues pending a final autopsy
in report.

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At North Wauchula Elementary,
the first day also was trouble free.
"It was wonderful, like we had
been attending school for months,"
said Principal Sonja Bennett, "and
it's going great now, the kids are
getting back into routine." '
Currently there are 510 studelits
at that school.
The first day of school at
Wauchula Elementary went off
without a hitch. "Our first day was
terrific. The new transportation sys-
tem is being worked out with little
confusion," Principal Michele Polk
said.
That new transportation system
refers to the way-the buses are shut-
tling students from other school
zones over to Hilltop Elementary
on the same bus.
"It is a lot like riding a bicycle for
the kids, they are all remembering
the routine and getting back into it
after the summer break," said Polk.
Hardee Junior High School has
moved to its new facilities and
location adjoining the new Hilltop
Elementary this year. It was also
the first time the new junior high
opened its doors to the public.
"Everything went smoothly until
the very end. Transporting the stu-
dents was the only glitch. A lot of
car riders' parents showed up for
the first day, and it all bottlenecked.
But, it was not that much of a prob-
lem," said Doug Herron;, assistant
principal of the junior high.
"We are still working out a few
minor kinks with the buses, since
we have to have two waves os stu-
dents leave, but other than that
things are continuing to run fine
now," he said.
According to Herron there were
927 junior-high students enrolled
on the first day.
Principal Mike Wilkinson of
Hardee Senior High School said,
"Our first day back was pretty
good. There were no major prob-
lems, and the kids are being coop-
erative."
Part of this success he attributed
to the large number of students who
attended open house and received
their schedules early, avoiding con-
fusion on the first day. A total of
1,271 students attended the first
day.
The schools were not the only
ones having a great first day back.
The transportation department
had all of its buses where they
needed to be. Dick Daggett, direc-
tor, said, "It went as good as we
could expect. Everyone got home
safely, and that is our goal."
There were a few issues with get-
ting students to the new school, but
the five members of the Hardee
County School Board were on hand
to ride the buses to Hilltop
Elementary and to help sort out the
children, Daggett said.
Schools Superintendent Dennis
Jones said he believed Hardee
County's was the only district in the
state where all five School Board
members rode school buses and
worked campuses for days, to help
ensure a successful start to the new
scholastic year.
"That's commendable," he said.
Jones also marveled at the
smooth opening for the brand-new
schools, Hilltop and Hardee Junior
High.
"I would thank everybody, but I
risk leaving somebody out, and I do
hesitate because there were so
many people who assured that
school started on time and very
well," Jones began. "But I do want
to take the risk and single out one,
Rob Krahl and his maintenance
staff." He went on to commend the
men for their efforts in moving to
the new campus.

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School Board Chairman Wendell
Cotton applauded the teachers, who
"were out there. helping, the chij-
dren," giving attention to all.
SMember Tanya Royal echoed his
.statements. "They wanted every
child to know where to go," she
said.
SGina Neuhofer remarked how
well the bus drivers and students
did during what could have been a
confusing time, and Jan Platt, too,
noted that the smooth start was
attributable "to everybody pulling
together."
Member Joe Jones said he
enjoyed his time at the school,
especially showing lost youngsters
how to get to their classrooms.
With only a handful of glitches
and kinks that will all be smoothed
out in time, Hardee schools already
seem to be functioning as well as
they always have, promising for a
won drful school year. ,
Staff writer Cynthia Krahl co-r
tributd to this report. :.

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ASSESSMENTS '
An article in last week's,
issue on county assessments.
for fire protection and solid;
waste (garbage) gave incor4
rect information.
Hardee County Disposal
Inc. will pick up two cans
twice per week orits garbage;
collection routes in the unin-.
corporated areas of the coun-
ty. Also, this company does
not pick up appliances or
other bulk items. That should:
be arranged by calling the
county landfill at 773-5089 by;
noon at least one day prior t6
the Friday pickup.

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COURTESY PHOTOS
Wauchula mayor David Royal passed out plaques of apprecia-
tion on Monday night for legislative efforts which brought $1
million for the city's wastewater plan expansion. In upper photo,
state Sen. J. D. Alexander is recognized; in middle photo admin-
istrative assistant Drew Love accepts a plaque for state Rep.
Baxter Troutman; and in lower photo it's lobbyist Frank
Bernardino getting a plaque from Royal. Each lauded the other
for the cooperative efforts which kept track of the appropriation
for Wauchula and showed "deep caring for the community," by
seeing that it stayed in the state budget.

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By Jim

It is hard to believe, but Hardee Wildcat varsity footba! begins this
Friday night in a kickoff classic here against Lake Region.
The regular season will begin Friday, Aug. 25, here with Cape Coral
Mariner. Hardee High has a 42-game regular season winning streak.
Head coach Derren Bryan spoke to the Wauchula Lions Club last
Thursday and said the team went to a camp earlier this summer at Lake
Childs and practiced three times a day there. The camp was sponsored by
the Church of the Nazarene, and Hardee's expenses were paid by the local
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
"It was the most rewarding experience as a coach since I have been
here," said Bryan, who wants to see more Wildcat players go to college.
The Wildcats this year will feature an option offense to better fit the
team's personnel.
Bryan said this year's schedule is the same as last year and is "tough".
Another 10-0 season is possible, but I would not bet on it.
"Our assistant coaches are so important. We have a great coaching
staff. Six of the seven coaches played for the Wildcats," said Bryan. He
credited the entire staff, plus good players, parents and community support,
for the past four 10-0 regular season records.

A lot of people in Hardee County knew Mark Palmer, 45, owner/oper-
ator of Mark Palmer Electric in Highlands County. He was a native of
Hardee County and lived in Avon Park with his wife and two children.
He died suddenly the morning of Aug. 3 of an apparent heart attack. He
had a heart condition since childhood and had surgery at age 18. About
1,000 people attended his funeral Aug. 7 at the First Baptist Church of Avon
Park. The sanctuary and fellowship hall were filled.
Hobbies of Mark Carlton Palmer included golf, car racing, fishing, bar-
becues and rooting for the FSU Seminoles. His favorite TV stations were
ESPN and the Speed Channel.
He had recently bought a Porsche. A close friend said Mark loved to
eat a fish or a lobster, play poker, drink a beer and host a party. He loved to
go to the Florida Keys and to host a party at the 12 Hours of Sebring car
race.
Mark's company did a lot of electrical work and air conditioning sales

St. Michael's Wins Tourney

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Threatening skies did not stop
the championship game.
The 2006 Women's Church
Softball League finished up its
post-season tournament Tuesday
night despite heat lightning and
imminent rain which flooded the
area about midnight.
St. Michael's Catholic Church
fought off a Wauchula First
Methodist rally and prevailed 10-8
in the exciting finish to the season.
First Methodist had taken the regu-
lar-season title with an undefeated
record.
St. Michael's had the early hot
hand in Tuesday evening's tourna-
ment finale.
Glenda Eures, Sami Jo Morgan,
Lori Dees and Stephanie Roberts
circled the bases in the first inning,
aiddd by a triple by Jodi Griffin.
Wauchula went four up, three
down.
St. Michael's padded its lead
with another trio of tallies in the top
of the second stanza. Amy Franks
tripled, Eures was safe on an error
and Morgan tripled to score the first
two. Morgan trooped home on a
Dees single.
Momentum swung to First
Methodist in the third inning when
Shauntee Hines, Heather Heine and
Meagan Smith put runs on the
board to cut the deficit to 7-3. The
Methodists cut the lead to 7-6 with
another three runs in the fifth, with
Smith, Mary Morgan and Aimee

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Dellepere coming home.
In the sixth inning, the
Methodists forged ahead 8-7 with
their final pair of scores. Cadie
Vessels drew a walk and Smith
homered.
In the top of the seventh, St.
Michael's took advantage of a com-
bination of walks and hits to plate
three runners. Virginia Jackson,
Janice Bass and Jennifer Wilson
came home on a Franks double. It
was 10-8.
The Methodists left the bases
jammed in the bottom of the sev-
enth, unable to get Crystal Bledsoe,
Debbie Gulliver and Heine home
when a fielder's choice out ended
the game.

and service in Hardee County. His aunt Deanna Conerly furnished the fol-
lowing information:
"Mark Palmer was a descendant of a Hardee County family. He was
born on December 12, 1960, and deceased on August 3, 2006. Mark had
several roots in Hardee County. He was the son of Robert and Mary Palmer.
Mark was born at the Palmetto Clinic in Wauchula and resided in Avon Park
with his wife and children.
"Mary (Carlton) Palmer moved to Avon Park after attending nursing
school in Tampa and married Robert Palmer. Mark was a successful busi-
ness owner of Mark Palmer Electric for a period of years.
"In the sudden event that Mark left this life and started a new life he
was survived by the following family members who loved him dearly:
Violet Mosley, aunt of Avon Park; her daughter, Sharon Bailey and her hus-
band Danny, cousin of Avon Park; Deanna.Conerly, aunt of Wauchula; her
daughter Carla Nava, cousin of Wauchula and her children Vicki and hus-
band Ryan Locklear of Zolfo Springs and Chris Nava of Wauchula; David
Conerly and wife Darlina Conerly, cousin of Wauchula and their children
Justin and Joshua Conerly; Jim Carlton and his wife Virginia, cousin of
Wauchula; their children Ginger Eures and husband Matt of Sebring, Jan
Cook and husband Jay, their children Elizabeth, Bill, Jessica and Jonathan
of Argentina, Daniel and wife Catherine of Zolfo Springs. He was preced-
ed in death by maternal grandparents Dowdney and Muriel Carlton.
S "Mark will surely be missed by this family as well as many other fam-
ily members and friends from all around the community."

In this new global economy with little or no tariffs (called free trade)
there is no wonder many American companies have established manufac-
turing plants in other countries.
A recent issue of Industries Week magazine reported Nike used Japan
to manufacture its tennis shoes, then went to South Korea, then Taiwan and
now is using China in following low wage rates.
The manufacturing wage in China in 2004 was about 60 cents an hour
in American money. The manufacturing wage in Mexico in 2004 was just
under $2.50 an hour that is why a lot of basic manufacturing plants are
no longer located in Mexico.
Jobs in America paying $8 to $11 an hour look pretty good to Mexican
citizens who can cross the border into America and earn several times what
they could make in Mexico.
A lot of change is going on in the American and world economy. As
long as there is free trade with no tariffs, business owners are going to look
to produce their goods for the lowest cost and still maintain quality.
Nike can make more profit and offer a lower price to meet competition
if they sell tennis shoes made in China on 60 cents an hour labor as opposed
to shoes made in America on $10 an hour labor.
This helps developing countries bring up the standard of living for
many of their workers but can put some downward pressure on developed
countries like the U.S.

College football and athletics can be big business, reports the August
issue of CFP magazine.
The University of Texas, which won the national championship_ last
season, has approved $150 million to remodel and expand their football sta-
dium. This will add 10,000 seats and 44 premium suites and will be com-
pleted in 2008. This is on top of a $90 million football stadium upgrade aid
expansion project completed in 1999. The total seating cpacity will be
over 90,000 by 2008. .
The University of Michigan football stadium-seats 107,000. The uni-
versity is going to add 83 suites and 3,200 club seats in a $226 million over-
haul.
Most universities lose money on their athletic programs, however
some are very profitable. For the 2004-05 academic year, the universities of
Georgia, Michigan and Kansas showed a profit of over $10 million.
Virginia Tech, Texas and Iowa earned over $6 million. Showing a profit of
$5 million were Kansas State, Texas A & M, Alabama and LSU.
Showing a loss of over $7 million were Arkansas Little Rock and
California Berkley. Cincinnati lost $4 million and North Texas $3 mil-
lion. Losing over $2 million were South Carolina, West Virginia,
Washington and Hawaii. Losing over $1 million were Neveda and North
Carolina State.

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4A The Herald-Advocate, August 17,2006

PEARLE CHAPMAN
Pearle Chapman, 93, of Zolfo
Springs, died Thursday, August 10,
2006 in Avon Park.
She was born June 21, 1913 in
Horsehead, N.Y., and had been a
resident of Zolfo Springs for 20
years. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband,
Bernard Chapman of Zolfo
Springs; two brothers, Albert
Huelett and Robert Huelett, both of
Horsehead, N.Y.; and several
nieces and nephews. Services were
held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14 at
Robarts Family Garden Chapel
with Mr. Keith Huelett officiating.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

OR Skov[Ag (-MemogIY

REV. RLi.
VICKERS
Rev. R.J, Vickers, 87, of
Homeland, died August 9, 2006,
in Wauchula.
He was born April 17, 1919 in
Abbeville, Ala. and moved to
Homeland in 1998 from
Wauchula. He was a member and
retired pastor of the Gospel
Tabernacle in Wauchula.
Survivors include his wife,
Barbara Vickers of Homeland;
three sons, Danny Schock of
Tampa, Klint Gautney of
Homeland, and Tommy Rouse
and wife Cathy of Bartow; three
daughters, Lucy Moye and hus-
band Carrol of Wauchula,
Tammy Rouse of Lakeland, and
Julie Tlougan and husband Scott
of Winter Haven; five grandchil-
dren, Greg Moye of Wauchula,
Ashley Johnson of Sarasota,
Amber Rouse of Lakeland, John
Rouse of LaLa ,And Angela
Thompson ofiahneta; and three.
great-grandclt~ie.g, Cody and
Wyatt Smith of Wahneta, and
Hailey Thompson of Wahneta.
Services were held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 13 at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel with Rev.
Matthew Clark officiating.
Burial was in Wildwood
Cemetery in Bartow. Visitation-
was Friday 6-8 p.m.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral Home

LUTHER THOMAS
RICHARDSON
Luther Thomas Richardson, 62,
of Wauchula, died Friday, August
11, 2006 at Florida Hospital
Wauchula.
Born in Georgia, Luther and his
wife moved back to Wauchula a
year ago from Tampa.
He is survived by wife of 44
years Betty; four children, Lamar
Richardson of Myakka, Barbara
Brissette of Arcadia, Edward
Richardson of Sarasota and David
Richardson of Tampa; 10 grand-
children; three sisters, Annalee,
Wandafaye and Virginia Ann; and
four brothers, Randy, Coleman,
Clifton and Vernon.
Services were held on Tuesday,
Aug. 15, 2006, at the Brant Funeral
Chapel. Friends called on Monday,
Aug. 14 from 6 until 8 p.m. Burial
was in Lake Dale Cemetery.
Brant Funeral Chapel
Wauchula

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LUISA
VILLARREAL
Luisa Villarreal, 72, of Wau-
chula, died Saturday, Aug. 5,
2006, in Sebring.
Born March 5, 1934, in Donna,
Texas, she had been a resident of
Wauchula since 1965, coming
from West Palm Beach. She was
a homemaker and a member of
St. Michael Catholic Church.
Survivors are two sons,
Rogelio "Roy" Mercado of
Boynton Beach and Felipe
Villarreal and wife Debra of
Apollo Beach; five daughters,
Rita Rodriguez and husband
Francisco of Wauchula, Elena
Patino of Wauchula, Elisa Rivera
and husband Jose of Bowling
Green. Luisa Villegas and hus-
band Alfredo of Zolf', Springs,
and Mary Villargeal of
Wauchula; 19 grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
Visitation and a prayer service
were held on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at
the funeral home. Services were
10 a.m. Wednesday at St.
Michael Catholic Church fol-
lowed by interment in Wauchula
Cemetery.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral Home

Obituaries

LUISA VILLARREAL
Luisa Villarreal, 72, of Wau-
chula, died Saturday, Aug. 5, 2006,
in Sebring.
Born March 5, 1934, in Donna,
Texas, she had been a resident of
Wauchula since 1965, coming from
West Palm Beach. She was a home-
maker and a member of St. Michael
Catholic Church.
Survivors .ie two sons, Rogelio
"Roy" Mercado of Boynton Beach
and Felipe Villarreal and wife
Debra of Apollo Beach; five daugh-
ters, Rita Rodriguez and husband
Francisco of Wauchula, Elena
Patino of Wauchula, Elisa Rivera
and husband Jose of Bowling
Green, Luisa Villegas and husband
Alfredo of Zolfo Springs, and Mary
Villarreal of Wauchula; 19 grand-
children; and two great-grandchil-
dren.
Visitation and a prayer service
were held on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at the
funeral home. Services were 10
a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael
Catholic Church followed by inter-
ment in Wauchula Cemetery.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

JAMES R. MULLINS
James R. "Wild Man" Mullins,
54, of Wauchula, died Thursday,
August 10, 2006, in Wauchula.
He was born Jan. 25, 1952 in
Lima, Ohio and had lived in Hardee
County for the past 30 years. He
was a laborer with a packing house.
Survivors include three brothers,
Bruce and Gary Mullins, both of
Chicago, Ill., and Michael Mullins
of California; and two sisters, June
Obierdier of Toledo, Ohio and
Geneva Gallagher of Lake Havasu
City, Ariz.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

It is unwise to be too sure of
one's own wisdom. It is healthy
to be reminded that the
strongest might weaken and the
wisest might err.
-Mahatma Gandhi

an sovtilg &M OeORky

JAMES R "WILD MAN"
MULLINS
James R. "Wild Man" Mullins,
54, of Wauchula, died Thursday,
August 10, 2006, in Wauchula.
He was born Jan. 25, 1952 in
Lima, Ohio and had lived in
Hardee County for the past 30
years. He was a laborer with a
packing house.
Survivors include three broth-
ers, Bruce and Gary Mullins,
both of Chicago, Ill., and Michael
Mullins of California; and two
sisters, June Obierdier of Toledo,
Ohio and Geneva Gallagher of
Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

FUNERAL HOMES
529 W. Main Street
Wauchula

Provided as a courtesy of
Robarts Family Funeral Home

REV. R.J. VICKERS
Rev. R.J. Vickers, 87, of
Homeland, died August 9, 2006, in
Wauchula.
He w,- born April 17, 1919 in
Abbevilhl, Ala. and moved to
Homeland in 1998 from Wauchula.
He was a member and retired pas-
tor of the Gospel Tabernacle in
Wauchula.
Survivors include his wife,
Barbara Vickers of Homeland;
three sons, Danny Schock of
Tampa, Klint Gautney of
Homeland, and Tommy Rouse and
wife Cathy of Bartow; three daugh-
ters, Lucy Moye and husband
Carrol of Wauchula, Tammy Rouse
of Lakeland, and Julie Tlougan and
husband Scott of Winter Haven;
five grandchildren, Greg Moye of
Wauchula, Ashley Johnson of
Sarasota, Amber Rouse of
Lakeland, John Rouse of Lakeland,
and Angela Thompson of Wahneta;
and three great-grandchildren,
Cody and Wyatt Smith of Wahneta,
and Hailey Thompson of Wahneta.
Services were held at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 13 at Robarts
Family Garden Chapel with Rev.
Matthew Clark officiating. Burial
was in Wildwood Cemetery in
Bartow. Visitation was Friday 6-8
p.m.
Robarts Family Funeral Home
Wauchula

Summer afternoon-summer
afternoon; to me those have
always been the two most
beautiful words in the English
language.
-Henry James

BG Renews
Citizens Group
Revamping of the Bowing
Green Community of Con-
cerned Citizens is under way.
An annual meeting is set for
Friday, Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. All
Bowling Green residents are
invited. For more information,
call Joyce Fulse at 375-9996.

EDNA R. McGRADY
Edna Roberta McGrady, 77, of
Coshocton, Ohio, died Wednesday,
Aug. 9, 2006, at Genesis Good
Samaritan Home in Zanesville,
Ohio.
Born May 21, 1929 in New
Lexington, Ohio, to the late James
and Rhoda (Treherne) Anderson,
she was a member of the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church in Coshoc-
ton. She was a retired teacher's aide
and worked as a Wal-Mart greeter
in Wauchula. Prior to moving to
Florida, she had been employed for
10 years at Edmonts.
She was preceded in death by her
husband Paul A. McGrady; three
brothers, William, Lester and
Ernest Anderson; one sister, Eliza-
beth Apple; two brothers-in-law,
Lawrence "Nemo" McGrady and
James McGrady; and one, sister-in-
law Carrol McGrady.
Survivors include one daughter,
Rhoda Kohler and husband Tim of
Coshocton; three grandchildren
Eric Kohler and wife Gina of New
York, Aron Kohler and friend
Kristal Maistros of Chagrin Falls,
Ohio, and Adam Kohler of Carolina
Beach, N.C.; one brother, Ret. Gen.
James Anderson and wife Joyce of
Chapel Hill, N.C.; two sisters-in-
law, Martha McGrady of Warsaw,
Ohio, and Bonnie McGrady of
Loudonville; and one brother-in-
law, Ralph McGrady of Warsaw,
Ohio.
Funeral services were Friday,
Aug. 11, at the funeral home, fol-
lowed by interment in Coshocton
County Memory Gardens.
Memorial contributions can be
made to Hospice of Coshocton
County, P.O. Box 1284, Coshocton,
OH 43312 or American Heart
Association, Ohio Valley Affiliate,
P. O. Box 163549, Columbus, OH
43216 or at www.american-
heart.org.
Fischer Funeral Home
Warsaw, Ohio

Get Wildcat
Hats, Tickets
With the start of the 2006 foot-
ball season, folks can still get
season tickets. They are avail-
able for $40 from Adult Edu-
cation Director Jerry Kapusta at
his office off West Main Street or
by calling 773-3173.
Hats can be obtained at Han-
chey's Carpets, 110 E. Main St.,
Wauchula. Cost is one for $10
or three for $25.

Car Seat Safety
Class Tuesday
The Florida Highway Patrol
and Early Learning Coalition of
Florida Heartland are offering
parents in the program a free
one-hour class on car seat safe-
ty, including hands on instruc-
tion on proper installation and
recalls. For $10, a convertible
seat is available for parents who
are in need of one.
The class is Tuesday at 6:30
p.m. at the Coalition offices, 324
N. Sixth Ave. (U.S. 17 South),
Wauchula. Because of limited
seating, reservations are need-
ed. Call 767-1002.

Medical Disaster
Training Tuesday
All health care professionals
are invited to training on
Tuesday from 8 a.m. to.4 p.m. at
the Hardee County Health
Department, 115 K. D. Revell
Road (off U.S. 17 North), Wau-
chula.
The training will include pre-
paredness and response to a
catastrophic event, including a
surge of patients, and need for
resiliency and support for med-
ical providers. Call 773-4161
ext. 149 to reserve a spot.

Reserved Seats
Require Passes
All football fans coming to
Friday's home game are
reminded to bring their passes if
they have reserved seating.
Passes will be checked.
For any information, call
Hardee athletic director Val
Patarini at 773-3181.

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Dennis Russell Robarts III
At Robarts Funeral Home we recognize how much your family means to you
because we're a family too. That's why when there's a loss in your family, the
Robarts family has been there for four generations, since 1906, to give com-
passionate care and dependable service at your time of need.
If our old fashioned caring and service is out of style in this fast paced world
today, that's OK. We're going to continue our family traditions and strive to
give your family the same loving care we would want. And as soon as my grand-
son. Dennis Russell Robarts III grows up, he'll be the fifth generation to carry
on our tradition. But for right now, he needs to play with that cat.

FUNERAL HOMES

529 West Main Street, Wauchula 773-9773
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PUBLIC NOTICE

Good Shepherd Hospice
a division of LifePah Hospice and Palliative Care

is providing a

GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE of Hardee County will be providing a Grief Support Group for
Hardee County residents who have lost a loved one. The Support Group will be meeting at
ROBARTS FAMILY FUNERAL HOME at 529 West Main Street, Wauchula, every Tuesday
evening beginning September 19, 2006 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM thru October 24, 2006.
There is no charge and you do not have to have used Hospice or Robarts to be a part of this sup-
port group.

If you would like to attend, please call ROBARTS FAMILY FUNERAL HOME at 773-9773 to
reserve a place.

If you would like loving support and help with your grief, I urge you to take advantage of this won-
derful community service offered by GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPICE. I personally know what it
feels like to lose a spouse and I knowhow helpful their grief support group can be because I went
to it myself and I want people to know there is help.

God bless you,
Dennis Robarts

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6A The Herald-Advocate, August 17, 2006

TRIM Notices In Mail

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The weekend's mail will bring
the first of the annual proposed tax
notices to area residents.
Hardee County Property Ap-
praiser Kathy Crawford and her
staff are mailing TRIM notices to
all property owners tomorrow
(Friday).
The Truth In Millage forms sim-
ply tell residents what they can
expect when they receive their tax
bills in November. It also tells them
of public budget hearings on pro-
posed taxes, and how to appeal
their tax bill.
"Some people are going to be
significantly shocked by the tax
increases this year," said Crawford.
The overall taxable value is up
13.73 percent but the market or just
value of property is up 25.54 per-
cent, she said.
Crawford noted, however, that
,some people will benefit from pro-
tections under the "storm amend-
ments." People who had to rebuild
after losing their homes to hurri-
canes Charley, Frances and Jeanne
will not have the market value
assessments of other new homes. If
they had had homestead exemption
before the hurricanes, they will still
qualify for the Save Our Homes
three percent limitation, Crawford
explained.
Some people will also have
widow/widower, veterans, seniors
and other exemptions, raising their
homestead exemption from the
standard $25,000 (see sample).
When tax bills are received they

will include the non-ad valorem
assessments for solid waste and fire
which were increased recently to
$121 for fire protection and $160
for solid waste. Everyone pays the
fire protection assessment, but
those in the municipalities pay the
solid waste (garbage) on their city
utility bills.
There are several proposed
changes in millage this year. The
county has upped its to 9.0 mills
from last year's 8.7064. Bowling
Green proposes to increase its mill-
age to 7.25, up from the 6.0 it has
been for many years. Wauchula,
Zolfo Springs, the Southwest
Florida Water Management District

LifeLinks
By Carolyn Hendry Wyatt
Extension Agent

TIPS FOR ORGANIZING BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPENDING
Back-to-school time is one of the biggest spending times of the year.
Families are faced with buying school clothes and classroom supplies for
their children. Teachers often are faced with not only buying for their chil-
dren, but for themselves and their own classrooms as well.
It is burdensome to the family budget and quite convenient and easy to
over-extend credit buying, only to face the bills over the coming months,
which lead into the holiday season, which is another heavy spending peri-
od.
So, what to do? The Institute of Consumer Financial Education has 10
tips for helping families avoid heavy debt during this back-to-school time
of year. My hope is that these ideas will help. keep your family sper4iigr
plan healthy! Try these spending tips as you continue filling y0Lr bac-to-
school needs.
1.) Make a list of what is needed by category; for example, clothing,
books, sports; music, etc.
2.) Plan ahead and watch for store sale flyers, flea markets, garage
sales, clearance sales, etc.
3.) Establish a spending plan and timetable for purchases over several
weeks or months.
4.) Comparison shop with at least five different sources for the best
values.
5.) Consider not buying all the needed clothing initially, because it
may all need replacing at the same time. Spread out these purchases over
many weeks. Allow some flexibility so as to take advantage of sales and
true bargains.
6.) Avoid using credit cards to spend income not yet earned. They are
too expensive and users either pay interest or an annual fee, or both, for the
convenience. Some credit card companies routinely promote indiscriminate
spending, which so often can result in overspending.
7.) When it comes to trendy items for school clothes or school sup-
plies, encourage children to become independent and not "go-with-the-
flow" demanding all of the latest fads from the summer's hottest movies,
for example. Fads often lose their steam after school starts because nearly
every other child has them.
8.) If you have more than one school-age child in your house, you may
want to consider setting aside money each month of the year for this
expense to avoid having to divert money away from other expenses. Good
money managers follow this practice.
9.) Use layaway plans for clothing, supplies, etc. whenever possible
and practical.
10. Purchase previously used textbooks, lab tools and supplies, etc.
when possible.
For more information about mending spending, visit the institute's Web
page at www.icfe.info. Avoid being a victim to the forces of credit spend-
ing, and keep your family's budget healthy this school year! Also, call the
Hardee County Extension Service at 773-2164 for more information on
developing a spending plan.

Freda's Foibles
By Freda B. Douglas

I am moving to Alabama. When? At the time I am writing this, all I
can say is soon. With whom? My best friend, Linda, her son, Jason, daugh-
ter-in-law Jennifer, all their dogs and my cat, Jewely.
Why? Because Linda says as long as she lives I will never go into a
nursing home. I've never been in the state of Alabama, but considering that
affirmation, I really don't care where she puts me.
Now, about my column. Perhaps because I have written my column for
over 17 years and know my readers better than most, I figured they would
like to know about my new life. I approached Jim Kelly about changing the
title from Freda's Foibles to From the Hills of Alabama. I suppose because
I would dare to move from his beloved Hardee County, he rejected my
offer.
Don't get me wrong. Hardee County has been good to me, as well as
its people, but there is a difference between us. When my beloved husband,
John, and I came to Florida in 1984 we picked Hardee County, Hardee
County didn't pick us. We joined our church, John joined Kiwanis and
Legion and I secured employment.
Even after I had my stroke in 1994, John and I enjoyed life. Then in
February 2001 my world changed. God took John home. Now I have a
chance, once again, to be surrounded by love. Giving up a newspaper col-
umn is a small price to pay for happiness.

Now I'll remind you, as I have in the past, remember God loves you
and so do I. "

and Peace River Basin Board are
unchanged. School Board millage
decreases from 7,923 to 7.663.
Finally, the Indigent Health Care
millage decreases from .3909 to
.3533. Its millage decreases each
year because the tax paying hospi-
tal costs for county residents treat-
ed at Florida Hospital-Wauchula, is
limited by ordinance to a maximum
of $550,000 per year. With more
residences and businesses in the
county, each taxpayer's share is a
little less. Taxes increase also
because the same millage brings in
more money each year because of
property value differences.
Land values and construction
costs have significantly increased,
resulting in overall higher property
values. The TRIM notices (see
sample) tell residents what their
taxes were last year, what they will
be in the coming year if budgets are
approved and what they would
have been (called the roll-back
rate) if public officials had set taxes
to only raise the same amount of
money as last year.
Taxes are broken down among
each taxing authority. Property
owners who have any questions
regarding the values imposed on
their property should first stop by
the Property Appraiser's Office in
Courthouse Annex II on the corer
of Oak Street and U.S. 17 South or
call 773-2196.
If that does not resolve the mat-

NOTICE OF PROPOSEQ0
PROPERTY TAXES
AND PROPOSED OR ADOPTED
NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENTS
DO NOTPAY
THIS IS NOTA BILL
The taxing auhoritles which levy property taxes
against your property will soon hold Publico
Hearings to adopt budgets and tax rates for the
next year.
The purpose of these Public Hearinga Is to
receive opinions from the general public and to
answer questions on the proposed tax change
and budget Prior To Tadng Final Action.
Each taxing authority may Amend or Alter Its
proposals at the hearing.

Your property Your taxes this year if proposed A public hearing on the proposed taxes Your taxes this year If no
Taxing Auhority taxes last year budget change is made and budget will.be held: budget change is made
count, 900 1090.73 1159.08 6:00PM SEPT 14 BOCC CHAMBERS 1002.97
412 W ORANGE ST RM 102 WAUCHULA

ter, the property owner may file a
petition with the Value Adjustment
Board (three commissioners and
two School Board members) before
the Sept. 12 deadline. Appeals will
be heard the following week and
must be based on a specific taxing
factor, not just a reluctance or
inability to pay the taxes.
Public hearings on each govern-
ment's budget are set for

Wauchila Adds Cost

To Code Enforcement

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Wauchula officials are getting
determined about enforcing their
code enforcement ordinances.
They are so determined they
unanimously passed four ordi-
nances on first reading on Monday
night adding costs for homeowners
who violate the city's standards.
Now, residents will be asked to pay
the city back for any costs it has to
impose liens on the property and to
clean it up if the property owner
fails to do so.
The four ordinances, all amend-
ments to the city codes Chapter 11,
involve requirements on lot mainte-
nance, unsafe or dilapidated build-
ings, minimum maintenance and
abandoned or non-operative vehi-
cles. It allows the code enforcement
board or officer to arrange for
cleanup of the property with the
property owner paying $100 plus
abatement costs. Liens become a
first lien owed by the property
owner.
In the last week, the city has filed
three petitions to foreclose code
liens and take possession of the
property. After the property is
cleaned up and sold, outstanding
liens, and other bills such as a mort-
gage are satisfied; then the proper-
ty owner is entitled to any remain-
ing monies.
Because unkempt and overgrown
lots containing rubble, debris and
waste are a menace to the health,
safety and reasonable comfort of
residents, these are prohibited.
Waste weeds or nuisance plants
over six inches on residential lots,
lots not cleared or which have con-
struction debris or yard trash which
can harbor rats or snakes or collects
water as breeding grounds for dis-
ease-bearing insects, paper, wood
scraps, cardboard, glass, rubber and
discarded household appliances on
the property are all prohibited.
Buildings which are unsafe
because of a lack of maintenance or
damage by weather, fire, vandalism
or other conditions also present a
health and safety risk to residents.
When electric, gas, mechanical or
plumbing systems are not fixed,
they add to the risks as do sagging
doors, windows and roofs which
provide access to trespassers and

Life is a succession of lessons
which must be lived to be
understood.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

vagrants. All these are prohibited
by city ordinance and can result in
the building being condemned.
Minimum maintenance standards
are similar. Anything which can
cause danger, injury or death can be
a violation, such as an abandoned
well or appliance, or unsafe fences
or structures because the founda-
tions, walls, windows, doors, gut-
ters, chimneys, porches or stair-
ways need to be maintained free of
holes, rotted materials, or other
damage and kept in good condition.
Finally, accumulation and stor-
age of inoperative vehicles, an
excessive number of vehicles, or
vehicle parts or junk also create
hazards and are prohibited.
In each case, the property owner
is notified and given time to correct
whatever problem exists. Failure to
do so could result of imposition of
liens, and eventual loss of the prop-
erty as foreclosure occurs.
Final reading of the four ordi-
nances assessing extra costs to the
property owner will be heard at the
Sept. 11 Wauchula City Commis-
sion meeting which is held in com-
mission chambers in the old City
Hall, 225 E. Main St., Wauchula.

September, except for the School
Board, which has had its first pub-
lic hearing. Its final public hearing
is set for 5:10 p.m. on Sept. 7.
All other governing bodies will
hold two public hearings, a first or
tentative budget hearing and the
final hearing. The Indigent Health
Care Board's first hearing is Sept. 5
at 6 p.m., the second on Sept. 19,
also at 6 p.m. County commission
hearings are on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.
and Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. Both the
Indigent Care and commission
hearings.are in commission,cham-,
bers, Room 102, Courthouse Annex
I, 412 W. Orange St., Wauchula.

The Southwest Florida Water.
Management Board and Peace
River Basin Board will have hear-
ings. The first is Sept. 12 at 5:01
p.m. in the Tampa office. The sec-,
ond is Sept. 26 at 5:01 p.m. in the:
Brooksville office.
Bowling Green's hearings are
set for Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. and
Sept. 18 at 6 p.m.
In Wauchula, budget hearings are
Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. and Sept. 21 at 6
p.m.
Zolfo Springs' first public hear-
in sg i st 9or Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. A
date for the final public hearing has
not yvetee schduleduled. ';" FwT

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
; TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE
: STATEOF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
HARDEE COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2006-CA-289
CITIFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.,'
AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION,
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR
WASHINGTON MUTUAL
FINANCE, LLC, A DELAWARE
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,
Plaintiff,
.vs.
MARY ALICE TUCKER F/K/A
: MARYALICE BROWN; THE
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF MARY
ALICE BROWN; DANNY TUCKER;
IF LIVING, INCLUDING ANY
UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SAID
DEFENDANTSS, IF REMARRIED,
AND IF DECEASED, THE
RESPECTIVE UNKNOWN HEIRS,
DEVISEES, GRANTEES,
:ASSIGNEES, CREDITORS, LIENORS,
;AND TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHER
;PERSONS CLAIMING BY, THROUGH,'
UNDER OR AGAINST THE NAMED
DEFENDANTSS; UNKNOWN
:TENANT #1; UNKNOWN
:TENANT #2
Defendant(s).

NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant to a Final Summary Judgment
,of Foreclosure entered in the above-
styled cause, in the Circuit Court of
fHardee County, Florida, I will sell the
.property situate In Hardee County,
.Florida, described as:
LOT 8, IN WHEELER FARMS
ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF
BOWLING GREEN AS
SHOWN BY MAP OR PLAT
'THEREOF RECORDED IN
STHE OFFICE OF THE CLERK
OF CIRCUITCOURT, IN AND
FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, IN PLAT BOOK 3,
PAGE 38.
SA/K/A *
: 4822 Sally Blvd,
Bowling Green, FL 33834
;at publicsale, to the highest and best
,idder, for cash, At the North Front
'Door in the Hardee County
Courthouse, 417 WEST MAIN
STREET, WAUCHULA, FL 33873 at
11:00 a.m., on August 30, 2006.
DATED THIS 7 DAY OF AUG., 2006
Any person claiming an Interest in
the surplus from the sale, if any, other
than the property owner as of the
date of the lis pendens, must file a
claim within 60 days after the sale.
Witness, my hand and seal of this
court on the 7th day of Aug., 2006.
B. Hugh Bradley
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
By: Conn!e Coker
is Deputy (ferk.
THIS INSTRUMENT PREPARED BY:
Law Offices of Daniel C. Consuegra
9204 King Palm Drive
Tampa, FL 33619-1328
Attorneys for Plaintiff
In accordance with the American with
Disabilities Act of 1990, persons
feeding a special accommodation to
participate In this proceeding should
contact the ASA Coordinator no later
Ihan seven (7)'days prior to the pro-
.ceedings. If hearing impaired, please
o'all (800) 955-9771 (TDD) or (800)
955-8770 (voice), via Florida Relay
Service. 810-17c

The older I grow the more I dis-
trust the familiar doctrine that
age brings wisdom.
.1 i .l = i ,

Nutrition Notes

Q: At a fast food restaurant, is
it better to eat chicken nuggets or
a burger?
A: The answer to your question
depends in part on how large a
burger you have in mind. A portion
of five to six chicken nuggets is
comparable to a small hamburger in
inany ways. The two choices are
about equal in protein and choles-
,terol-raising fats, including saturat-
ed and trans fats, although the
nuggets contain 20 to 50 fewer
calories. When compared to a "dou-
ble" or quartei-pound size burger,
however, the chicken nuggets are
much lower in calories and choles-
terol-raising fat.
Sodium is another variable you
should consider. The sodium con-
tent in chicken nuggets varies wide-
ly. Some have less than a fast food
hamburger loaded with condiments,
but others are just as high. If you
use a dipping sauce other than
honey with your nuggets, however,
you lose any sodium advantage.
Instead of chicken nuggets or a
hamburger, a healthier option is a
grilled (unbreaded) chicken sand-
wich. Although this sandwich
comes with a bun, so its calorie

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR
HARDEE COUNTY
Case No. 252006CP000071
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
JANE MARIE LECLAIR, deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The administration of the estate of,
JANE MARIE LECLAIR, deceased, file
number 252006CP00071, is pending
In the Circuit court for Hardee
County, Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is Post Office
Drawer 1749, Wauchula, Florida
33873. The name and address of the
Personal Representative and the
Personal Representative's Attorney
are set forth below.
All creditors of the decedent and
other persons having claims or
demands against decedent's estate,
including unmatured, contingent or
unliquidated claims, on whom a copy
of this notice is served must file their
claims with this Court WITHIN THE
LATER OF THREE MONTHS AFTER
THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-
TION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY
DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE
OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON
THEM.
All other creditors of the decedent
and: .persons having claims -or
demands against the' decedent's
estate must file their claims with this
court WITHIN THREE MONTHS
AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST'
PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL
BE FOREVER BARRED.
The date of the first publication of
this Notice is AUGUST 17,2006.
Personal Representative:
TERRY FRANCIS LECLAIR
34231 May Bird Circle
Freemont, CA 9455
Attorney for Personal Representative:
John W. H. Burton, of
BURTON& BURTON, PA.
Post Office Drawer 1729
Wauchula, FL 33873
(863) 773-3241
Florida Bar Number: 0650137
'8:17-24C "

Fund projects that provide eco-
nomic development opportunities
and infrastructure within the geo-
graphic boundaries of Hardee
County and to otherwise maximize

the use of federal, local, and private
resources as provided by Section
211.3103(5), Florida Statutes, as
amended from time.to time, and for
its adminis-trative and other costs as
further provided by this act.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE TIME, DATE AND PLACE
SHOWN BELOW:
HARDEE COUNTY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
412 WEST ORANGE STREET, ROOM 102
WAUCHULA, FLORIDA 33873
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006, AT 8:30 A.M.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PRO-
POSED RULE IS: Lexton H. Albritton, Jr., Hardee County
Manager, 412 W. Orange Street, Room 103, Wauchula, Florida
33873; Phone: 863-773-9430; Fax:. 863-773-0958; E-mail:
lex.albrittonahardeecounfy.net.
THE FULLTEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS AVAILABLE AT NO
CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.
Lexton H. Albritton, Jr., County Manager a:

total may not be as low as the
nuggets, the saturated and trans fats
are only about half as high. To get a
healthy, balanced meal with any of
these options, you need to add veg-
etables and fruits. For example,
order a salad, fresh fruit, or both.
Q: Are there nutritional differ-
ences between different types of
olive oil?
A: All olive oils provide
monounsaturated fat, which is
linked to health benefits. To get the
highest levels of protective plant
compounds that are also in olive oil,
choose "extra virgin" or "virgin"
oils. These are the least processed
forms. Different brands, produced
from olives grown under varying
conditions, may differ in their lev-
els of plant compounds or phyto-
chemicals, but all extra virgin or
virgin oils are good choices. Olive
oil labeled "pure" is high in health-
ful monounsaturated fat, but it has
lost protective plant compounds in
refining.
"Light" olive oil is only lighter in
flavor and color, not fat or calorie
content. Although some people may
want light olive oil for baking or
recipes where a robust olive oil fla-
vor is undesirable, so many of the
protective phytochemicals have
been removed during refining that
canola oil could be a healthier alter-
native. Canola oil provides some
omega-3 fat and more vitamin E.
Q: I became a vegetarian to
lose weight, but I'm not losing
any. Why?
A: Vegetarian eating can be a
very nutritious way to eat, but it's
not an automatic ticket to weight
loss. To lose weight, you've got to
eat fewer calories than you burn.
Regular exercise is an important
part of helping you burn calories,
but you also need to consider
whether the foods you eat are too
concentrated in calories. Many of
the foods vegetarians eat for protein
instead of meat such as legumes,
nuts, seeds and cheese are actually
higher in calories than lean meat.
These foods are important, but.you
need to balance them with plenty of
low-calorie vegetables.
Look at what you drink, too. Soft
drinks aren't the only beverages
with a lot of calories. Juices, sweet-
ened milk and sweetened, flavored,
alternative milk drinks, like some
soymilks, can really push your calo-
rie totals up. You should also con-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN
AND FOR HARDEE COUNTY,
STATE OF FLORIDA
JUVENILE DIVISION

S CASE NO. 252006DP000184

IN.THE INTEREST OF:
H.,K.
DOB: 12/10/02
CHILD. /

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF
HEARING ON PETITION
FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS
THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO:
FEDLE PEREZ
Father of K. H., a white male child
born on December 10, 2002
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
a petition for termination of parental
rights under oath has been filed by
the Department of Children and
Families in the above styled Court,
for the termination of your parental
rights to the above named child:
K.H.
a white male child
born on December 10, 2002
and you are hereby COMMANDED to
personally appear before the Circuit
Court Judge, on September 21,2006,
Sat 1:30 p.m., at the HARDEE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE, 417 WEST MAIN
STREET, WAUCHULA, fLORIDA, for
an ADVISORY HEARING in this mat-
ter.
YOU MUST PERSONALLY APPEAR
ON THE DAY AND TIME SPECIFIED
OR YOU WILL LOSE ALL RIGHTS AS
A PARENT TO THE CHILD NAMED IN
THE PETITION FOR TERMINATION
LOF PARENTAL RIGHTS ATTACHED.
YOUR FAILURE TO PERSONALLY
APPEAR WILL BE DEEMED TO BE
YOUR CONSENT TO THE TERMINA-
TION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO TO THE
CHILD NAMED IN THE PETITION
FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL
RIGHTS.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
AN ATTORNEY REPRESENT YOU IN
THIS MATTER. IF YOU CANNOT
AFFORD AN ATTORNEY, YOU MUST
BE PRESENT AND REQUEST THAT
THE COURT APPOINT AN ATTOR-
NEY FOR YOU IF YOU WANT ONE.
In accordance with the Americans

with Disabilities Act, persons with
disabilities needing a special accom-
modation to participate in this pro-
ceeding should contact the individual
or agency sending the notice at 1014
South 6th Avenue, Wauchula, FL
33873, telephone (863) 773-9746, not
later than seven days prior to the pro-
ceeding. If hearing impaired, (TDD) 1-
800-955-8771, or voice (V) 1-800-955-
8779, via Florida Relay Service.
DATED THIS 31st day of July, 2006.
B. HUGH BRADLEY, CLERK
C. Nava
as his Deputy Clerk
8:10-31c

sider whether you are eating more
than you need to satisfy your
hunger. Overeating even healthful
food will almost surely promote
excess weight. Studies suggest that
if people consume portions that are
25 percent smaller, they can reduce
their calorie consumption without
feeling hungry.
Q: I know that portion sizes
are important, but do I have to
measure everything I eat? What
do I do when eating out?
A: For many people, changing
the size of their portions is one of
the most significant steps they can
take toward more healthful eating.
Studies show that most of us don't
estimate food portions accurately.
With a little practice, however,
people can improve their accuracy
substantially. You don't need to use
measuring cups.
One trick is to compare food por-
tions to known objects to help esti-
mate how much food is in front of
you. For example, use your hand
size. For the average adult, a round-
ed handful is about a half-cup and a
fist is about one cup.
You can also make portion compar-
isons to other things that you're
'familiar with, like a deck of cards, a
computer mouse, or a checkbook.
All three of these are the same size
as a three-ounce serving of meat,
poultry, or fish, which is considered
one standard serving. An ounce of
cheese also a standard serving looks
like four dice, but you might see
how your thumb or fingers com-
pares to this size for an easy,
always-with-you comparison tool.
Another way that studies show
you can improve your ability to
estimate food portions is simply to
practice. Serve yourself typical por-
tions of foods you normally eat and
measure them. Then scoop out half-
cup, one-cup and:two-cup portions
of the same foods and see how they
look on a plate, in the bowls you
usually use, or in drinking contain-
ers.

p PLATT
DbzsrR -r 4 SCHOOL BOARD
The EDUCATION of every student and
the JOB of every employee is very
important to our School System..
The VOTE of every MEMBER
in our community is very
important to our County.
f Please exercise your privilege to
Vote on Sept. 5th.
Jan Platt, YOUR School Board Member
District 4

People are difficult to govern
because they have too much
knowledge.
-Lao-tzu

E By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Although the game tomorrow
)LS doesn't count in the standings,
Head Coach Derren Bryan expects
to use his starters for most of the
Yogurt, game.
The Wildcats host the Lake
ausage Region Thunder in the pre-season
Potato classic in Wildcat Stadium in the
e, Roll) 7:30 game Friday which is a pre-
view of the 2006 season during
which the Cats seek to continue the
ausage 42-game regular-season win streak
which dates back to Oct. 26, 2001.
which or For seventh-year coach Bryan,
ad Tray, the pre-season has already been
y Cake exciting, with the weeklong Aug. 1-
5 Camp Childs experience which
resulted in the temporary loss of a
Baked couple of players. The key loss is
k senior quarterback Weston Palmer,
burger who had an emergency appendec-
1 Pota- tomy. Senior lineman Reggie
oll) and Grizzard is also a missing man on a
front line which lost most of its
starters to graduation.
Junior Thunder quarterback
e Grits, Lance Zealley is expected to have
tacked matured in his sophomore season in
Savory leading the Lake Region squad,
inberry which includes 15 seniors, 18
oll) and juniors, only nine sophs and ninth
grader Marvin Robinson.
Bryan will counter with another
)anish, senior quarterback Will Krause,
"who has had an outstanding pre-
Ham & season," said Bryan. Palmer is
y, Pinto expected back for the first regular-
k season game Aug. 25 against Cape
Coral Mariner at Wildcat Stadium.
New restrooms and concession
stands should be ready for Friday's
game. Wildcat fans are reminded
that those who have reserve seating

I

FLORIDA MARKETS AT A GLANCE
For the week ended August 10, 2006:
At the Florida Livestock Auctions, receipts totaled 9,205 compared to
9,273 last week and 9,965 a year ago. According to the Florida Federal-
State Livestock Market News Service: compared to last week, slaughter
cows were steady, bulls 1.00 higher; feeder steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 .
higher.

It has been my pleasure to
serve as a school board
member. I am asking for your
continued support.
Political Advertisement Paid for and Approved by Gina Neuhofer, non-partisan,
for School Board District 3
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must bring their passes with them
as they will be checked.
Bryan also expects to use a vari-
ety of running backs, seniors Her-
man Patterson and Ricky Wiggins
and Donald White and juniors
Jayquan Gandy and Jimmy
Cimeus. Seniors Jermaine King
and Lisnell Youyoute will anchor
the receiving corps along with end
Johnny Ray Harris.
The offensive line will rotate
senior Briant Shumard and junior
Tyrone Pace at center, with senior
Cameron. Durham at left tackle,
senior Lance "Jake" Benavides at
left guard, senior Kyle Parrish at
right guard and senior Haceem
Shweil at right tackle.
"We're going to treat this like a
regular season game so we have no
doubts about the opener the next
Friday. We'll probably use the
starters the whole game, unless we
get way out front," said Bryan.
He has a wealth of reserves ready
to step in as needed. Other seniors
are kicker Pablo Anselmo, backs
Devon Lampley, Andrew Cisneros
and Kierre Cook, linemen Jesus
Jaimes, Eric Cobb, Julian Garcia
and Daniel Robinson and end Ian
Durrance.
Juniors available for action are
backs Terry Redden, Marwin
Simmons, Jordan Grimsley, Gerar-
do Villegas and Wade Mahoney,
ends/receivers Onel Virgile, Trey
Small, Kris Rossman and Jerrod
Hendry, and linemen Joseph Bar-
ton, Dan Timmons, Jerry Hendry,
Tyler Bumby, Eddie Hunt, Jorge
Lopez, Shawn Brown and Willie
Stephens.
Rounding out the 2006 squad are

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PLEASE REMEMBER T
VOTE

TUESDAY, SEPT. 5T
RE-ELECT

JANICE "JAN",

SPLAT- F
D STRRCT 4 SCHOOL BOARD
The EDUCATION of every student and
the JOB of every employee is very
important to our School System.
The VOTE of every MEMBER
in our community is very
important to our County.
Please exercise your privilege to

vote on Sept. 5".
Jan Platt, YOUR School Board N
District 4
] .

New Location in

Hardee County

Good Shepherd Hospice
a division of LifePath Hospice and Palliative Care
Initially Licensed in 1979

For more than 12 years, Good Shepherd Hospice has been trusted
to provide exceptional care and support to patients and their
families touched by end-of-life issues in Hardee County. Our new
location will help bring those services even closer to better serve
the needs ofWauchula and the surrounding community.

Opening September 2006

320 N. 6th Avenue in Wauchula.

More people are choosing to spend their last days with dignity in
compassionate, comfort-centered medical and home-based care.
Good Shepherd Hospice cares for patients of any age, religion, race
or illness at home and in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted
living facilities. While hospice is covered under Medicare,
Medicaid and most private insurance plans, no eligible patient is
Refused for services, regardless of ability to pay.

Is your loved one in need of comfort care? Make their last days as
comfortable as possible by calling Good Shepherd Hospice,tod

1-877-278-2141
Making the Most of Life

For more information, visit goodshephe

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Cat Challenge

Begins Friday

sophs back David Newcomb, line-
men Jason Jester, Logan Thomas
and Alex Lanier and end/receiver
Postene Louisjeune.
Bryan also has on hand returning
coaches John Sharp, Steve Rewis,
Dale Carlton, Jason Clark, David
Mahoney, Lee Thomas and Errik
Snelling, who will again with JV
coach Rod Smith in catching all the
nuances of the game on film.
Cheerleaders for 2006 are cap-
tain Courtney Norris, co-captains
Kalee Barker and Leanna' Himrod,
along with Meg Hackney, Lauren
Raulerson, Brittany Davis, Kaitlin
Pridgen, Nikki Brown, Amber
Douglas, Kara Keen, Whitney
Hoskins, Amanda Conley, Ashleigh
Alden, Ashlee Neuhauser, Jami-
lynn Hand and Natalie Green.
Fans are encouraged to come
early and cheer long and loud for
the Cats, and note that both
Homecoming and Senior Night are
early this year. Homecoming will
be at the Sept. 29 district game
against Sebring and Senior Night
will be at the Oct. 13 visit from dis-
trict foe Avon Park. The only other
Class 3A District 12 opponent,
DeSoto, will host Hardee on: Oct.
27.

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m

2B The Herald-Advocate, August 17, 2006

PANTHER PARTNERS

COURTESY
Hardee and DeSoto county members of the Panther Youth Partners program sponsored by S
Florida Community College and the Heartland Workforce Board recently toured the.Univers
South Florida campus in Tampa. They visited residence halls and participated In financial-al
campus-life information sessions. For many, it was their first visit to a university. They lea
about their options following SFCC. Panther Youth Partners is a year-round program which
students 14-18 an opportunity to take an active role in preparing for life as working adults.

Newman To Run Cancer Marath(

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Former Wauchulan Jessica
Conerly Newman is taking up the
challenge again.
She's back in training to partici-
pate in the annual Marine Corps
Marathon on Oct. 29. The 26.2-
mile run raises funds for the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

to further research in leukemia,
Hodgkins's and other lymphomas
and myeloma.
"I am not completing this
marathon because I like to run ...
because I certainly do not... but
because I can. God has blessed me
with good health and two legs.
And, while I might not like running
and might not be very good at it,

Linger At The Library
With Diane Hunt
Director

Story Time-will begin again for 3-5 year-olds on Thursday, Sept. 7, at
10 a.m. with children's library specialist Dee Shackelford. Join her for sto-
ries, crafts and games in this unique program designed to teach love of read-
ing and library usage. Registration is not required.
Our fourth free family reading Prime Time program is scheduled for six
weekson, Tuesday nights, from 5:30 to 7, beginning this coming Tudifay
and co6itinuing until Sept. 26. This extremely popular program for families
with children ages 6 to 10 years old encourages parents and children to read
and discuss humanities topics (history, literature and ethical issues such as
fairness, greed, honor and trickery), all fostering high academic expecta-
tions and achievement for children in low-literacy, low-income families. A
discussion leader and storyteller conduct weekly book discussions. Pre-
reading activities are also provided for younger siblings.
In each 90-minute session, a storyteller demonstrates effective reading
techniques specifically designed to teach not only reading, but also the skill
of reading aloud. Families wishing to participate should pre-register at the
library or call us at 773-6438 for more information.
What's New At The Library?
1.) Remodeling of the library continues. The entire library will have a
new air-conditioning unit. Carpet cannot be installed until this project is
complete. Staff continues to move collections of books for the Youth
Services Room. Shelf movers will relocate the entire children's and young
adult collections to the new location as carpet is laid. The carpeting at the
entrance has been removed in anticipation of a new tile floor. Once our pro-
ject is complete we anticipate expanding hours on weekdays and being open
on Saturday until noon.
2.) Free computer classes continue on Tuesdays from 9 toll a.m. and
11:30 tol:30 p.m. Sign-up sheets are in the library lobby.
Look for more information on library activities when you come to
Linger at the Library!

this is a good cause and wor
challenge. Apd, it seems like s
small challenge compared to
ing cancer," said Newman rec
The daughter of Jerry and I
Conerly of Wauchula, she i
couraging folks to help her rai
$3,800 she has committed fo
event. "While you cannot ru
me or with me, your can hel
raise funds," she said.
She pan be contacted at jc_
man@hotmail.com or wi
Jessica Newman, 454, H
Circle, Kissimmee, FL 34758
Since Newman ran the D
Marathon in January 2005, sh
only run sporadically, so feel
is starting over in her trainii
am practically starting at the b
ning again. And, just as wit
training for Disney, I find n
questioning my ability with
step, but I have faith and kno
I will persevere through tra
despite the heat, and will cro
.finish like on Oct. 29," she
mented.
"I hope you'll visit my we]
often. Be sure to check back
quently to see my progress. Th
for your support," concl
Newman.

SDear Editor,
This is not a political endorse-
ment for or against any of the can-
didates in the four School Boari
races. It is simply food for thought.
Usually in Hardee County politics,
people are voted out-not in, but I
am not aware of any hot topics
Swhicli would call for removal of the
incumbents, so maybe folks can
make objective selections this year
(what a novel approach).
First, consider the mdke-4ip of
the board if all four incumbents
lose. We will have a School Board
with the most experience board
.^L member having two,,,years of expe-
rience. I know from my time on the
board a person needs at least one
full year to understand what is
going on, what the acronyms all
"P mean, who does what and so on (I
PHOTO still don't fully understand the FTE
South formula!). Mrs. Royal has proven
ity of to be an effective member, but she
and is :in the middle of her first term.
rned Mrs. Neuhofer has served approxi-
gives mately 15 months.
.Second, upon reading the plat-
forms of the aspiring candidates, it
is apparent to me that few of them
understand the role of a School
Board member. Listed below are
) the statutory duties of a board
member in much abbreviated form.
th the I would suggest all candidates read
such a these and understand what is
fight- required of them and what their
ently. empowerment or limitations are
Vickie prior to making claims they cannot
s en- honor.
se the FS1001.42 Powers and duties
)r this of district school board The
in for District School Board, acting as a
Ip me board, shall exercise all powers and
perform all duties, listed below:
new- 1.) Require iniutes and records
writing to be kept.
unter 2.) Control property.
. 3.) Adopt school program.
4.) Establishment, organization,
'isney and operation of schools.
ie has 5.) Personnel (Superintendent
Is she nominates School Board
ig. "I approves my emphasis)
begin- a.) Designate positions to be
h my filled, prescribe qualifications for
myself those positions, and provide for the
each appointment, compensation, pro-
w that motion, suspension, and dismissal
ining, of employees, subject to the
ss the requirements of Chapter 1012.
com- 6.) Student welfare. .v
7.) Courses of study and thier

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Wauchula Wildcats Schedule
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Coach McPherson, new athletic di-
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Atlantic Coast Conference play, Virginia Tech was
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Jacksonville last December to face Florida State in the
inaugural league championship game.
Florida State was the longtime standard-bearer of the ACC, and
:he one team the Hokies had not yet played since moving over
from the Big East. The Seminoles had cost Virginia Tech the
national championship in 1999 with a 46-29 victory in the Sugar
Bowl, and who better to avenge the greit Michael Vick than his
younger brother. Marcus.
Getting slammed to the ground on six sacks didn't stop Marcus
Vick from throwing for 335 yards and running for a pair of scores,
but Florida State still claimed its 12th conference championship in
14 years by holding on for a 27-22 win.
Instead of playing in a BCS bowl, the Hokies were relegated to
:he Gator Bowl tnd a return trip to Alltel Stadium. While Virginia
Tech enjoyed some redemption with a 35-24 win over Louisville
:o close out an 11-win season, Vick was left to explain his second-
quarter stomp on Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil.
Frank Beamer and school officials lhad lad it with Vick, who
vas suspended for die 2004 season due to legal problems and was
caught making obscene gestures to fans at West Virginia earlier in
the 2005 campaign. An apology couldn't save Vick, and the
Hokies liow have to rely onil redshirt sophomore Scan Glennon
under center.
Virginia Tech Hokies
E Head Coach: Frank Beamer (188-102-4). 0 2005 Record:
11-2 (7-1 ACC Coastal). Key Returnees: RB Branden Ore.
WR Eddie Royal, WR David Clowney, T Duane Brown, C Danmly
McGrath, K Brandon Pace, DE Chris Ellis. LB Vince Hall. LB
Xavier Adibi, S Aaron Rouse. P Nic Schmitt. U Key Losses: QB
Marcus Vick. RB Cedric Humes. TE Jeff King, G/C Will
Montgomery, T Jimmy Martin, G Jason Murphy, DT Jonathan
Lewis, DE Darryl Tapp, LB James Anderson, CB Jimmy
Williams. o Prediction: 10-2 (6-2 ACC Coastal).
i Outlook: QB Sean Glennon should be able to ease into the
starting role. since the first four games are far from challenging.
Branden Ore ran for 647 yards and six touchdowns last season,
and the top three receivers are all back. Defense and trademark
special teams play could have the Hokies back in a BCS bowl.
Miami Hurricanes
Head Coach: Larry Coker (53-9). 0 2005 Record: 9-3 (6-2
ACC Coastal). 0 Key Returnees: QB Kyle Wright, RB Tyrone
Moss. RB Charlie Jones, WR Ryan Moore. TE Greg Olsen. C
Anthony Wollschlager, K Jon Peattie. DE Baraka Atkins. LB Jon
Season, S Kenny Phillips, S Brandon Merriweather, P Brian
Monroe. M Key Losses: RB Quadtrine Hill, WR Sinorice Moss. G
Tony Tella, T Eric Winston, G Tyler McMeans. DE Javon
Nanton, DE Thomas Carroll, LB Rocky Mclntosh, CB Kelly
lennings, KR Devin Hester. 8 Prediction: 11-1 (7-1 ACC
Coastal).
Outlook: Larry Coker couldn't have asked for a better
beginning to his career as a college head coach: a national
championshipp in his first season in 2001 and four Big East
championshipss before the Hurricanes moved to tie ACC. But,
Coker is on the hot seat thanks to back-to-back 9-3 seasons and
consecutivee Peach Bowl trips. Anything less than a trip to the
conferencee championship game could warrant a change.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
I Head Coach: Chan Gailey (52-33). 2005 Record: 7-5 (5-3

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
It was non-stop softball for over
12 hours.
The 2006 Men's Community
Softball League played its end-of-
season tournament all day Satur-
day. It was after dark before Mosaic
Phosphates upended The Regula-
tors for the final time to take the
tournament title.
Games began at 8:30 a.m. on
three fields. The Regulators took a
forfeit win over Florida Fence Post
before action began.
On Field 3, the Regulators beat
Robert Flores & Sons 29-22.
Todd McKinnish and Richard
Tories paced The Regulators with
five trips around the basepaths, Eric
T. added four and Ron Yeager and
West Palmer each had three runs.
Raul Garcia topped Flores by'
crossing home plate three times.
Dale Roberts, Bobby Flores and
Marty Gainous each chipped in
with a pair of scores.
On Field 3, Mosaic swept past
Gomez Tree/Debris Removal 29-8.
Steve Hickox homered twice and
Dana Hughes and Jerry Albritton
raced home for Mosaic. Hickox
added a pair of doubles and leadoff
batter Austin Helms scored five
times on a pair of triples, a double,a
walk and an error. Hughes and
Hickox scored four times each.
For Gomez; Ralph Cabrera and
Justin :Altman both doubled.
Cabrera rounded the bases twice
and Sergio Zamora, Lee Valadez,
Altman, Ernie Briseno, David
Navarro and Manuel Rivera added
solo scores.
On Field 4, Mid-Florida Credit
Union downed The Krew 26-14.
S.Joe Albritton tripled twice and
Abel Hernandez hit a triple and pair
.of doubles for Mid-Florida. Bryan
Smith, Albritton, 'Hernandez and
Kellon Durrance each scored four
,times. .
Weston Johnson tripled and both
Robbie Bond and Reid Benton had
four hits for The Krew. Jonathan
Alllison and Bentor each put three
runs on the board.
At 10 a.m., Gomez won 1-0 in a

forfeit over Florida Fence Post on
Field 3.
On Field 4, Nicholson Supply
Co. beat Merrill Lynch 21-12.
Nate Lee and Jake Ehling each
homered for Nicholson. Leadoff
batter W.T. Redding hat five hits
and five scores. Matt Gilliard and
Lee added three runs apiece.
For Merrill Lynch, it was Daniel
Barnett and Luis Martinez hitting
homers. Barnett, Francisco Rodri-
guez, Mike Carte and Roy Rodri-
guez. each had a pair of scores.
On Field 2, Gomez beat Flores
29-22 in a marathon game.
For Gomez, Sam Rivera home-
red twice. Briseno scored five runs
and Zamora, Jimmy Delarosa and
Valadez each circled the bases four
times.
For Flores, Raul Garcia and
Roberts were the only triple-tally
`.batters. Jamie Sillas, Eric, James
Olvera, Cabrera and Gainous and
Flores added twin scores.
On to the 11:30 games, where on
Field 3, Mosaic edged Mid-Florida
8-6.
Hickox homered, picking up
three RBIs for Mosaic. Austin
Helms and Mikey Driskell each put
a trio of tallies in the book.
For Mid-Florida, it was James
Blum with three trips to home
plate. Lewis Martin chipped in with
a pair of scores.
The Krew beat Merrill Lynch 10-
8.
Reid Benton and Weston
Johnson each had'three hits for The
Krew. Hank Butler, Eric and Jose
Carrillo each put a pair of runs in
the book.
Next, on Field 4, The Regulators
slipped past Nicholson's 12-11.
Torres, Palmer and Gary Mills
each homered for The Regulators.
Gerry Lindsey and Johnny Long
joined Palmer in twin trips to home
plate.
Despite a six-run sixth inning,
Nicholson's came up just short.
Ehling homered and Steve Barber
had three hits. Eleven batters each
put one run on the board.
Nicholson's bounced back to
beat The Krew 16-1.

PUBLIC NOTICE
The PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD
meeting as the Hardee County Planning Agency
will hold a public hearing on
TThirsday, SEPTEMBER 07, 2006, 6:00 P.M.
i,,i..> or as soon therpfter in the BCC Board Room
412 West Orange St.
Courthouse Annex Room 102, Wauchula, FL
for the following requests:
Agenda No.
06-46
Antonio/Aida Alentado request an Amendment to a Major Special
Exception with conditions granted on 09122/05 in the Agriculture Fu-
ture Lapd Use District to show the actual amount of acreage of 36.45MOLK
acres to be under the Major Special Exception with conditions
Parent Parcel I.D. No.
On or abtParnell Rd 02 35270000050200000-
13.68MOL ac Parcel A A port of NW1/4 of NE114 of S02, T35S, R27E, Hardee
County, FL, being more part desc as follows: Com at N1/4 corn of said S02;
thence S 00dgde21deg38min W along W line of said NW1/4 of NE1/4 a dist of
542.62 ft for the POB; thence N 60deg35min38sec E a dist of 169.46 ft; thence
N 03deg25mln41sec W a dist of 55.69 ft; thence N 87deg34min22sec E a dist of
470.07 ft to a pt on W rlolw line of Parnell Rd; thence run Slly along said Wily
rorlw line for the next 13 calls; thence S 01deg43min40sec E a dist of 40.07 ft;
thence S 00deg55min06sec E a dist of 85.19 ft; thence S 00deg49min23sec E a
dist of 108.53 ft; thence S 01deg08minllsec E a dist of 124.54 ft; thence S
00deg07minl2sec E a dist of 102.62 ft; thence S 00deg56min10sec E a dist of
106.48 ft; thence S 01deg41min52sec E a dist of 93.94 ft; thence S
03deg24min50sec E a dist of 54.51 ft; thence S 06deg42min49sec E a dist of
57.01 ft; thence S 11deg41min17sec E a dist of 59.62 ft; thence S
14deg24min34sec E a dist of 60.89 ft; thence S 16deg18min09sec E a dist of
55.03 ft; thence S 17deg54min58sec E a dist of 39.10 ft to S line of NW1I4 of
NE114; thence N 89deg50min49sec W along said S line a dist of 695.05 t toSW
corn of NW1/4 of NE1/4; thence N 00deg21 min36sec E along W line of NW114 of
NE1/4 a dist of 819.12 ft to POB S02. T35S. R27E
AND
22.77MOL ac Parcel B A port of NE1l4 of NE1/4 & NW114 of NE1/4 of S02,
T35S R27E, Hardee County, FL, being more part desc as follows: Com at N1/4
corn of said Sec 02; thence N89deg48mln09sec E along N line of said.Sec 02 a
dist of 2,105.56 ft; thence S 00deg25min44sec W a dist of 664.36 ft for POB;
thence cont S 00deg25min44sec W a dist of 708.06 ft to a pt on S line of said
NE1/4 of NE1l4 of said Sec 02; thence S 89deg59min26sec W along said S line,
a dist of 778.00 ft to SE corn of said NW1I4 of NE1/4; thence N
89deg50min49sec W along S line of NW1/4 of NE1/4 a dist of 567.47.ft to a pt
on E rlow line of Pamell Rd; thence run N/ly along said E rl/ow line for the next
10 calls; thence: N 17deg56min26sec W a dist of 57.33 ft; thence N
16deg20min15" W a dist of 53.05 ft; thence N 14deg28min35sec W a dist of
58.03 ft; theqce N 11deg53minl1sec W a dist of 55.25 ft; thence N
06deg45min48sec W a dist of 53.28 ft; thence N 03deg23min48sec W a dist of
53.94 ft;thence N 01deg40min53sec W a dist of 92.16 ft; thence N
00deg56min00sec W a dist of 105.69 ft; thence N 00deg07min00sec W a dist of
101.77ft; thence N 01deg07min55sec W a dist of 79.73 ft; thence N
89deg48min09sec E a dist of 1424.93 ft to POB S02. T35S. R27E
Roger Conley, Chairman, Planning/Zoning Board

PUBLIC NOTICE
The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
will hold a Public Hearing to receive recommendations from the
PlanninglZoning Board on.
Thursday, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006, 8:35 A.M.
or as soon thereafter
412 West Orange St.
Courthouse Annex Room 102, Wauchula, FL
for Agenda No. 06-46
Clifton N. Timmerman., Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
This is a Disabled-Accessible facility. Any disabled person needing to make
special arrangements should contact the Building/Zoning Department at least
two (2) working days prior to the public hearing.
This Public Notice is published in accordance with the Hardee County Land
Development Code. Copies of the documents relating to these proposals are
available for public Inspection during weekdays between the hours of 8:30 A.M.
and 3:00 P.M. at the Zoning Department, 401 West Main Street, Wauchula,
Florida.
All Interested persons shall have the right to be heard. In rendering any
decision the Boards shall rely solely on testimony that is relevant and material.
Although minutes of the Public Hearings will be recorded, anyone wishing to
appeal any decision made at the public hearings will need to ensure a verbatim
record, of the proceedings is made by a court reporter. 08:17,24c

Redding tripled and doubled for
Nicholson's. He was the only
triple-tally batter. Lee, Ehling,
Barber and Brad Gilliard each
came around to cross home twice..
Jose Carrillo was the only batter
to get all the way home for The
Krew, which were victims of the
long-ball out.
On Field 3, Mid-Florida downed
Gomez 20-4.
Martin homered and Durrance
nearly hit for the cycle with a
homer, triple and double for Mid-
Florida. Travis McClenithan cir-

cled the bases five times and Blum
added four scores.
For Gomez, David Navarro and
Alex Solis had twin hits...Solis,.
Cabrera, Rivera and Rigo Briones
came around to score.
On Field 4, Mosaic mashed The
Regulators 17-10.
For Mosaic, it was Robert Deu-
berry with a homer and Scott
Driskell, Gordon Dixon and Greg
Moye with triples. Dixon also dou-
bled. A half dozen batters put a pair
of runs on the board.
For The Regulators, McKinnish,

WEATHER SUMMARY
SDaily showers dropped from traces to nearly four inches of rain during
August 6 through 13. Minimal rains have not eased drought conditions with
wild land fires sparked in some southern Peninsula localities. Most stations
reported under an inch of rain for the week. Areas receiving over an inch of
precipitation included Dover, Homestead, Jay, Miami and Okahumpka.
Fort Lauderdale received over three inches. Quincy received nearly four
inches. Temperatures in major cities average around normal to three
degrees above normal. Daytime highs ranged from the lower to upper 90s.
Evening lows were in the 60s and 70s.

FIELD CROPS
Continuous lack of precipitation is damaging several field crops in the
Panhandle and northern Peninsula localities. Growers need substantial rains
to elevate topsoil moisture supplies. Drought conditions have resulted in
almost no pecan crop, with growers indicating a very low nut set for the
year in Jefferson County. Most of the cotton crop in the Panhandle is suf-
fering immensely and will not recover from the drought. Some cotton has
shown early flowering in Jefferson County. Some peanuts in parts 'of
Jackson County are in excellent condition with scattered rains improving
the peanut condition. Ninety-eight percent of the peanuts are pegged com-
pared with one hundred percent pegged last year and the five-year average
of ninety-nine percent. Despite recent rain relieving drought in some fields,
hay will be in short supply this year since fifty percent of the crop has
already been lost to the drought in some Panhandle areas, Hay cutting is
spotty and delayed due to localized showers in parts of Jefferson County.
Topsoil and subsoil moisture supplies across the State are rated mostly short
to-adequate. Marion and Dade counties reported short to surplus moisture
supplies.
Topsoil: -. -. -' _SubabHl: :
Moisture psoil ,
Mostr This : :Last: LIast. --LAst- Last -
Rating ThiLastI_ LastLa
i an- .week .week W-_lt -is .a
Percent
Very short 14 2 .0 19 9 0.
Short 47 53 8 45 53 6
Adequate 39 44 66 35 37 64
Surplus 0 1 26 1 1 30
VEGETABLES ,
Rainfall delayed some fall crop preparation in the central and southern'
Peninsula localities. Fall tomato and watermelon growers in Washington
County have completed plantings. Okra harvesting continues active in
Dade County.

-. LIVESTOCK AND PASTURES' .
In the Panhandle, drought continues to negatively impact pasture con-
dition, which is mostly in poor to fair condition. In Jefferson County, cattle
are spending much time' in shade rather than grazing. The length of the
drought has severely, lowered the pasture condition in this area. In'
Washington County, recent rains helped improve pastures and the hay crop.
In the north and Big Bend areas, pasture condition is mostly fair to good.
Pasture in the central area is fair to.good. In the southwest, pasture condi-
tion ranges from very poor to good as weather has been drier. Statewide,
cattle condition ranges from poor to excellent. Cattle in the Panhandle and.
north are mostly in fair condition and those in the central and south are
mostly fair to good with some cattle in excellent condition.
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CITRUS
Citrus producing counties' recorded uncharacteristically dry weather
for this time of year. Less than a half inch of rain was recorded in many of
the monitored stations. Hot temperatures prevailed in all localities', with
daytime highs averaging in the mid to high 90s. Sebring reported one day-
time high at 98 degrees. Growers are irrigating due to insufficient rain and
hot weather, attempting to keep the new crop on the trees in good condition.
Fruit sizes are still being reported as variable, with early and mid oranges
larger than golf-ball size, and grapefruit as large as baseball size. Many
small sizes are also being found on healthy trees. Activity in the groves is
limited and includes primarily applications of summer oils, cleaning ditch-
es, fertilizing, mowing and irrigation. Some of the larger groves that have
the ability to irrigate regularly are resetting new trees.

Mosaic Wins Men's Tourney

Look for the obvious; if you find something else, they will name it
after you.
Dr. Brock admitted he still has.the faded restaurant receipt. The
thoughts written.on it were geared toward humor,-but they seemed to
make more sense with every year he practiced.
Dr. Brock received a diploma in Chicago that qualifies him as a Board
Certified Equine Veterinarian Specialist, a feat that only 84 people (as of
January 2006) have been able to accomplish. He wondered if his study in
Claredon and the notes scribbled on the back of a restaurant receipt
taught him more.
Even though Dr. Deyhle was speaking to a young man about veteri-
nary practice, I think these proverbs that came from a wise old veteri-
narian in Claredon, Texas, could apply to almost anybody.

915 N. 6th Ave. Pet Care 773-6783
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Yeager and Long doubled and The final two game involved
Lindsey stroked a double. Palmer Mosaic and The Regulators who
.was the only triple-tally batter, had worked their way up the loser's
In the final game on Field' 3, bracket.
Nicholson's nipped Mid-Florida They, won the 7 p.m. game over
10-9. Mosaic 18-17, giving each team
Ehling doubled twice for the only one loss in the double-elimination
long-ball hits .for Nicholson's. He tourney.
picked up four RBis Brad Gilliard- Yeager, Mills and Mike Jeter
scored three times and Redding, homered for The Regulators. Torres
Lee and Brent Gilliard chipped in hit a triple and trio of doubles.
with dual scores. McKinnish and John Corbin were
Joe Porter was the only three-hit the only three-tally batters.
batter for Mid-Florida. Wayne For Mosaic, Hickox homered
Graham and Porterwere the only and doubled, Deuberry smacked a
players to get all the -way home grand slam homer and Hughes
,twice. tripled.. A half dozen batters
. Back to the remaining games on touched hoiiieplate twice apiece.
Field 4. The tournament finale started
At 5 p.m., The Regulators elimi- about 8 p.m., with Mosaic regain-
nated Nicholson's in a tough 19-18 ing momentum and winning 32-17.
game. Hickox homered and tripled,
Torres, Yeager and Todd Rogers Scott Driskell homered twice and
homered for .The Regulators. Wally Helms added a two-run, in-
Rogers also tripled and Yeager also the-park homer for Mosaic. Hickox
doubled. Torres came home, five and Hughes each raced home five
"tiitei' and Yeager cashed in with times and Moye and Scott Driskell
four scores : chipped in with four scores apiece.
Matt Gilliard homered twice and Yeager homered and doubled for
doubled for Nicholson's, scoring The Regulators. Torres added four
all three times he got on base. hits. McKinnish and Jeter were the
IRedding had four hits and three only triple-score batters.
cores.
When you know a thing,,to hold that you know it; and when you
do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it-this is
knowledge.
-Confucius

Hendry,:DVM .S
Dr. Hendry
Wetry not to plagiarize when we write our articles, but every now and
then I run across something so good it seems like a shame not to pass it
on, sowe are-very careful, at this time, to give credit to Dr. Bo Brock from
Lamesa, Texas.
Dr. Brock writes articles in the DVM Magazine, which is a monthly
veterinary newspaper journal published each month. His article in the
July 2006 issue was written not long after he had passed his board eerti-
fication as a Equine Veterinary Specialist. In this article Dr. Brock was
reflecting on where he learned the most and if it was his years of practice,
studying for the board certification or interning for two years in
Claredon, Texas, with the wonderful 68-year old Dr. Chuck Deyhle who
had 40 years of practice experience.
When I was in the Academy of Veterinary Consultants I had the plea-
sure of meeting Dr. Deyhle and appeared on a couple of discussion nation-
al meeting panels with him and as an expert witness in a court case in
Muskogee, Oklahoma. I always felt like I was sitting at the feet of God.
Dr. Brock tells, with humor and wisdom how he graduated from a vet
school that had all the modern technology and every possible piece of
diagnostic equipment available. When he arrived in Claredon, he thought
he had stepped back into the cave-man days.
Dr. Chuck Deyhle told the fledgling veterinarian when he had gradu-
ated from vet school 40 years before, a well-equipped veterinarian had a
lariat rope and a bottle of topical sulfa drugs.
In vet school Dr. Brock described how they would put on scrubs, ster-
ile gloves, cap, mask and gown then scrub for six minutes for anything
that might turn into serious surgery. He learned that in Clarendon every-
body knew there was a serious surgery about to take place when Dr.
Deyhle stripped down to his undershirt. However, after his two year stint
with dr. Deyhle he admitted he had learned the art of veterinary medicine.
Dr. Brock spent his last day in Claredon with Dr. Deyhle at a feedyard,
which entailed a two-hour drive. He was Dr. Deyhle's biggest fan by then
and asked for any additional nuggets of knowledge, and he scribbled them
down on the back of a restaurant receipt:
Never deodorize a skunk.
Always leave a small crawl hole when dealing with clients.
IPractice for a good reason.
Above all, do no harm.
Spend time with people.
The only difference between humor and tragedy is who it happens
to.
Learn to laugh at yourself, and don't ever take yourself too serious-
ly.
Perception is reality.when it comes to clients.
Count your successes and don't dwell on your failures.
Avoid professional menopause.
You can always spot pioneers because they will have arrows in their
fannies.

8B The Herald-Advocate, August 17, 2006

During the past week, sheriff's deputies and city police officers
investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests:
COUNTY
Aug. 13, Carlos Almaraz Robles, 21, of 1832 Alamo Drive, Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Todd Souther and charged with giving a false name to
a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest without force and no valid
license.
Aug. 12, Nathan Henry Morgan, 25, of 3208 Purdue Road, Wauchula,
was arrested by Dep. Eric Harrison on a capias alleging failure to pay fines
on a conviction for criminal mischief.
Aug. 12, thefts on Chamberlain Blvd. and Carlton Street were report-
ed.
Aug. 11, Kevin Earl Jackowicz, 28, of 6050 Third St. West, Bradenton,
was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol Tpr. K.A. Benavidez on a Sarasota
County warrant charging him with failure to appear in court on a charge of
criminal mischief.
Aug. 11, Steven Garza Maldonado, 43, P.O. Box 721, Bowling Green,
was arrested by Dep. David Drake and Wauchula Cpl. Gabe Garza on a
capias alleging failure to pay fines for a conviction for disorderly conduct.
Aug. 11, Christopher Andrew Stone, 30, of 743 Sandpiper Drive,
Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. David Drake and charged with introduc-
tion of a contraband into a correctional facility.
Aug. 11, a 15-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Dep. Joe
Marble on a court pickup order alleging violation of probation.
Aug. 10, William Robert Jones, 23, of 295-73rd Ave. E, Myakka City,
was arrested by Dep. David Drake on warrants charging him with violation
of probation (original charges possession of marijuana and obstructing a
search warrant).
Aug. 10, vehicles stolen on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Gebhart
Road/SR 62, criminal mischief on Makowski Road and Ralph Smith Road,
and thefts on Moe's Place and SR 62 were reported.
Aug. 9, Pete Arthur Byers, 33, of 360 Dade St., Bowling Green, was
arrested by Dep. Manuel Zuniga on a warrant charging him with violation
of community control (original charge arson).
Aug. 9, James Dale Fulton, 44, of 1253 Mockingbird Lane, Wauchula,
was arrested on a Broward County warrant charging him with failure to
provide child support.
Aug. 9, a theft on U.S. 17 North and criminal mischief on Martin
Luther King Jr. Avenue were reported.
Aug. 8, Terry LaShawn McCray, 30, of 601 Cornelia Court, Orlando,
was arrested by Dep. Jamie Wright on an Orange County warrant alleging
failure to register as sex offender.
Aug. 8, Christopher Blaine Norman, 22, of 536 Mel Smith Road, Zolfo
Springs, was arrested by Dep. Shane Ward and charged with possession of
methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Aug. 8, a 15-year-old Bowling Green youth was arrested by Det.
Manuel Martinez on an order to take into custody on a charge of violation
of probation.
Aug. 7, LaToya Dianne Roundtree, 25, of 780 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave., Wauchula, was arrested by Dep. David Drake on a capias alleging
failure to redeliver leased equipment.
Aug. 7, Ramiro Valentine Lara, 18, of 2400 Christmas Tree Lane, Fort
Meade, was arrested by Dep. David Drake on warrants charging him with
burglary of a conveyance and grand theft.
Aug. 7, Andrew Judson Blanchard, 49, of 260 Old Bowling Green
Road, Bowling Green, was arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a warrant alleg-
ing violation of probation (original charge domestic battery).
Aug. 7, Ricardo Gonzales, 40, of 2235 Harris Road, Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. David Drake on capiases alleging failure to appear in c&trt
on charges of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia
and resisting arrest without force and failure to pay fines on convictions for
possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting
arrest without force.
Aug. 7, Lendy May Graham, 40, of 630 Snell St., Wauchula, was
arrested by Dep. Joe Marble on a capias charging her with non-support.
Aug. 7, criminal mischief on Altman Road was reported.
WAUCHULA
Aug. 13, Victor Bady Smith, 38, of 835 Tennessee St., Wauchula, was
arrested by Ofc. Robert Spencer and charged with domestic violence.
Aug. 13, a theft on Saunders Street was reported.
Aug. 12, a theft on Carlton Street was reported.
Aug. 11, thefts on North Eighth Avenue and East Oak Street were
reported.
Aug. 10, Tammy Wilson-Smith Friel, 38, of 416 N. Ninth Ave.,
Wauchula, was arrested by Cpl. Chris LeConte and charged with grand
theft.
Aug. 10, a residential burglary on Harvey Street and a theft on North
Ninth Avenue were reported.
Aug. 9, a vehicle was reported stolen on North Florida Avenue.
Aug. 8, Curtis Eugene Wilson III, 25, of 1242 Blue Jay Road,
Wauchula, was arrested by Ofc. Justin Wyatt and charged with introduction
of contraband into a correctional facility.
Aug. 8, a 17-year-old Wauchula youth was arrested by Ofc. Justin
Wyatt on a charge of domestic battery.
Aug. 8, thefts on North Ninth Avenue and U.S. 17 South and criminal
mischief on Walton Avenue were reported.
Aug. 7, a theft on West Carlton Street was reported.
BOWLING GREEN
Aug. 14, Lori Lee Simpson, 42, of 612 S. Hendry St., Fort Meade, was
arrested by Ofc. Jereme Bridges and sheriff's Dep. Mixon Trammell and
charged with habitual driving while license suspended and detained on a
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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Both Hardee girls and boys golf
gets under way next week.
The Lady Wildcats are first on
the course when they host
Frostproof at the home Torrey Oaks
Course on Monday. On Tuesday,
the, boys go south to The Bluffs to
play DeSoto on its home course,
while the girls go north to take on
Bartow.
The teams are in revamped Class
IA, Region 6, District 16 which
includes 11 schools. The Hardee
girls play Avon Park, Braden River
of Bradenton, Bradenton Prep,
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney, De-

Soto, Lake Placid, and St. Steph-
en's of Bradenton. The boys add
Bradenton Christian, Sarasota Out-
Of-Door and Sarasota Christian to
that mix.
The girls squad, under returning
coach Byron Jaragin, has a roster
of returnees whose experience
should put them in good stead.
Seniors Kelly Jo Smith, Ciara
Lambert and Lindsey Moye, if dual
classes permit, will join juniors
Kristen Cumbee and Ciara Chan-
cey and soph Kirsti Roehm.,
The Wildcat schedule was not
complete at press time. For August,
matches are Tuesday at DeSoto,
Thursday, Aug. 24 against Lake-

land at the Cleveland Heights
course, Aug. 29 at Southern Dunes
against Ridge and Aug. 31 at home
against Avon Park.
Coach George Heine also has a
group of returning players to
anchor his squad. There are senior
Justin Painter, juniors Kaleb
Saunders, Kyle Cobb and James
Olliff and sophs Jake Crews, Brek
McClenithan and Ben Krause, who
are joined by freshmen Grayson
Lambert, Kddy Porter and Tyler
Cobb.
Much learning does not teach
understanding.
-Heraclitus

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
The 2006 Women's Church
Softball League has nearly com-
pleted its post-season tournament.
At the end of play last week, only
Wauchula First Methodist and St.
Michael's Catholic were the only
teams left in the single-elimination
tournament which began on Aug. 3.
First Methodist took the regular
season title but could expect a bat-
tle from St. Michael's as the two
teams met on Tuesday evening at
'6;45.
;; The tournament began with the
late game on Aug. 3 when New
Hope Baptist eliminated First
Christian with a 19-3 victory.
' Both games scheduled for Aug. 8
were forfeits. Bowling Green
'Baptist took the early game by
default over New Vision Worship
i'enter and St. Michael's was the
incipient of the late game win over
:5.. Alfonso's Chapel.
:*Last Thursday's opener was
between New Hope and First

Methodist, which won 21-6.
Elene Salas paced the Methodist.
women with five hits and a half
dozen RBIs. She and Jamie Salas
each tripled and Meagan Smith
doubled twice. Aimee Dellepere,
Elene Salas and Smith each circled
the bases four times. Mary Morgan,
Jamie Salas and Crystal Bledsoe
crossed home twice each and
Shauntee Hines, Susana Castillo
and Heather Heine had solo scores.
For New Hope, Morgan Norris
was the only two-hit batter. Shelby
Durrance picked up a pair of RBIs
before she was out on a double
play. New Hope opened with a
quartet of scores, by Regan
Davenport, Lori Barbaree, Linda
Roberson and Beth Radford. Emily
Adams added a second-tinning
tally and Krystin Robertson added
another in the third stanza.
In the Thursday nightcap St.
Michael's eked out a 24-22 victory
over Bowling Green Baptist.
For St. Michael's, Sami Jo
Morgan launched three consecutive

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home runs, collecting a half dozen
RBIs along the way: Lor Dees
nearly hit for the cycle with a
homer, triple and double and
Stephanie Roberts hit a pair of
homers, a double and a single.
Amy Franks, Glenda Eures,
Roberts and Jodi Griffin all came
around to cross home plate four
times. Morgan and Barbaree came
in three times each.
Bowling Green countered with
Nicole Bromley hitting a homer
and Erica Dalton tripled. Summer
McMillian and Amanda Fender
each doubled. Susan Lambert,
Kirbi Dalton and McMillian each
came across home plate three
times.

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With him, every day was an
alcoholic day. Liquor mortis was
about to set in.
He came to isee .me one
morning, suffering from bottle
fatigue, and I asked,; "Why don't
you let the Lord snap your trap?"
"If He only would he sobbed.
"He would," I said, "if you'd turn
to Him with all your; heart. He
promises, 'I will end your slavery
and restore your fortunes.'"
"I'll turn," he answered. Weep-
ing, he called on the Lord and was
beautifully converted.
Do you feel trappedi;by, some
emotion or evil? Trust in the Lord.
He'll snap your trap!,

DON'r LOS" TRA

cikshodbmletachi '
"How many times do I have to tel you not to leave your sneakers laying
around? If you don't keep track of them, you won't know where to find
them. Make a little more effort, take a few more steps, and put them in their
proper place."
Sound familiar? Probably. It just seems eaer to toss thingsaside when we
are tired or in a hurry or preoccupied. But, in the long run we may be causing
ourselves an inconvenience. If we keep things in their proper place, we can find
them when we need them.
What about our spiritual side? We need it contantlyto support usas we
Jump the hurdles in life. What do we do with our spiritualside when weieturn
from weekly worship? Do we toss it side and lose trackof it ordo we devote the
few extra minutes a day to care for it through daily prayer and devotions...to put
it in the proper place in our lives so t is readily available at a moment's notice?
This week, carry your spiritual side a few steps farther. Keep it in its
proper place in your life. Don't lose track.

By SPESSARD STONE
For The Herald-Advocate
Editor's note: Prior to Charley, Frances and Jeanne in August and
September 2004, we had Donna on Sept. 10, 1960, but, also, others, of
which I here relate two minor unnamed storms.
Tropical Storm Did Light Damage Here
Sept. 26, 1945 Wauchula and Hardee County emerged from the trop-
ical storm which visited South Florida late Saturday afternoon and Sunday
with a minimum loss, and thus was principally citrus fruit blown from the
trees. Avon Park and Sebring, west of us, suffered considerably when trees
were uprooted and fruit blown from the trees ...
In Wauchula the light company suffered the loss of several poles and
electricity was cut off for several hours, while some sections of the city did
not get electricity until Monday. Trees and limbs were blown across the dri-
ves and short currents caused considerable trouble ...
The greatest damage here was the electric lines, which threw the city
into darkness during the early hours Sunday morning. A few trees were
blown down and shrubbery. The stucco on the west side of the J.W. Earnest
& Company's building was loosened by the rain and great sheets of it fell
into the street...
Hurricane Wipes Out Young Vegetable Crop In County;
Citrus Loss Small In Area
Sept. 19, 1947 For the first time in years The Florida Advocate is late
in reaching its subscribers this week due to conditions and circumstances of
which we had no control. Blame it on the hurricane which visited this sec-
tion Wednesday night and put this city's electric light and power system out
of commission and threw the city in darkness. It was partially restored at
noon Thursday, but it was not dependable. We expect to have the papers in
the post office early Friday morning.

The storm originated in the South Atlantic about a week ago and
moved slowly northwest .,,idl opposite Palm Beach and then turned west,
striking near Fort Lauderdale and cutting across the state, entering the Gulf
below Fort Myers.
In the City of Wauchula no heavy damage is reported. The electric lines
were down in some sections, a few trees were blown down and tree limbs
were scattered along the streets and sidewalks.
Citrus suffered a small loss in Hardee County though it is impossible
to attempt to estimate the loss; it is not expected to be heavy. The vegetable
crop was practically wiped out by the heavy rains and winds; the cukes and
eggplants were just getting started good and it looked as though there
would be a large yield. The farmers were very optimistic. Most of the farm-
ers are planning to plant again.
The electricity was cut off in Wauchula about 11:00 o'clock
Wednesday night when the wires were blown down and in order to prevent
accident or fires, the electricity was cut off. The city electricians were on
the job early Thursday morning and worked like Trojans to restore the
power. The telephone company also suffered damage when trees in the rural
sections fell across the lines; some poles were also blown down.
All schools in the county were closed Wednesday at noon to permit the
students to get home ahead of the hurricane.
Highway Patrolman Miller picked up a broadcast sent out by his
department Thursday morning, stating that Punta Gorda and Fort Myers
were badly hurt by the storm.
Cuke Crop In County Wiped Out By Rains
Sept. 26, 1947 90 Percent Of Pepper And Eggplants Also Hard Hit
Authorities in the latest survey of the damage of the hurricane which r
visited this section on Wednesday night of last week are of the opinion that
the vegetable crop, especially the cukes, is a complete loss. There is likeli-
hood, however, the farmers who have peppers and eggplants will be able to
save a portion of their crop. The heavy rains incident to the blow which vis-
ited South Florida on Monday night added to the loss of the vegetable
crops. Rain fell in torrents early Monday evening and a light rain continued
throughout the night.
Damage to the citrus crop as a whole was slight. A small portion of the
grapefruit was blown off the trees, but the oranges held very well ...
The greatest damage in Wauchula was in the residential section where
the wind played havoc with trees and shrubbery.
On account of the heavy rain, which inundated several of the county
roads and washed out bridges, the school board ordered the schools closed
for several days ...
Spessard Stone is currently working on a history of Hardee County, with
tentative publication in December 2006. He would welcome photos and
information on churches, civic organizations, county officers and African
American churches, citizens, and the Lillian Brown school. Stone can be
reached after 5 p.m. at 773-2275 or spessard44@earthlink.net.

A Daily Thought
THURSDAY
Do not show partiality in judg-
ing; hear both small and great
alike. Do not be afraid of any
man, for judgment belongs to
God.
Deuteronomy 1:17 (NIV)
FRIDAY
Thank God,,,the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that He is our
Father and the source of all
mercy and comfort.
II Corinthians 1:3 (PME)
SATURDAY
(My Servant) won't brush aside
the bruised and the hurt and He
won't disregard the small and
insignificant, but He'll steadily
and firmly set things right. He
won't tire out and quit. He won't
be stopped until He's finished
His work to set things right on
earth.
Isaiah 42:3-4 (ME)

SUNDAY
After this, Jesus realizing that
everything was now completed
said (fulfilling the saying of
Scripture), "I am thirsty: .
When Jesus had taken it (the
wine), He cried, "It is finished!"
His head fell forward and He
died.
John 19:28,30 (PME)
MONDAY
Your power and goodness,
Lord, reach to the highest heav-
ens. You have done such won-
derful things. Where is there
another God like You?
Psalm 71:19 (TLB)
TUESDAY
There must be no room for rival-
ry and personal vanity among
you, but you must humbly reck-
on others better than your-
selves. Look to each other's.
interest and not merely to your
own.
Philipplans 2:3-4 (NEB)

WEDNESDAY.
But I will still be glad in the Lord;
I will rejoice in God my Savior.
The Lord God is my strength. He
makes.me like a deer that does
not stumble so I can walk on the
steep mountains.
Habakkuk 3:18-19 (NCV)
All verses are excerpted from The
Holy Bible: (kJV) King James
Version; (ME) The Message;
(NCV) New Century Version; (NEB)
New English Bible;. (NIV) New
International Versibn; (RSV) Re-
vised Standard Version; (PME)
Phillips Modern English; and (TLB)
The ivin .-Bible.

Knowledge must come through
action; you can have no test
which is not fanciful, save by
trial '

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August 17,2006, The Herald-Advocate 3C

Men's League Ends

With Weekend Tourney

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
By putting an extra evening of
games on the schedule, the 2006
Men's City Softball League fin-
ished up last week.
That enable themito head into an
all-day double-elimination post-
season tournament on Saturday..
Teams of both divisions battled
until late afternoon to get a winner
declared.
Obvious advantage went to The
Regulators, winners of Division I
and the only team with a 12-1
record. It's only loss was Aug. 1 to
Nicholson's Supply Co. as interdi-
vision play began.
Most of the season teams played
within their'divisions. Behind the
Regulators in Division I were
Mosaic Phosphates and Mid-
Florida Credit Union, each at 9-3.
Gomez Tree/Debris Removal and
Robert Flores & Sons were also
tied.
Nicholson's finished in the top
spot in Division II with a 9-4
record. Merrill Lynch was next at
7-6 and the Peace River Electric
Cooperative Inc. (PRECo) was

close behind at 6-7. Florida Fence
Post and The Krew rounded out the
Division II standings.
In the last two weeks of play,
there were some very close encoun-
ters. For instance, on Aug. 1, Flores
nipped The Krew 22-21. On Aug.
3, both Field 3'games were single-
run victories, when The Regulators
barely beat PRECo- 16-15 and
Nicholson's edged Gomez 6-5.
In games on Aug. 8, the only
tight game was PRECo's 12-11 win
over Nicholson's. In makeup
games on Aug. 7, the Field 4 games
were close. At 6:45 PRECo downed
Flores 16-14 and at 8:15 Merrill
Lynch slipped past Gomez 18-15.
The final regular season games
were last Thursday, when The
Krew hopped past Gomez 18-8 in
the first Field 3 game and Merrill
Lynch nipped Mosaic 16-15 in the
nightcap. Meanwhile, over on Field
4, the final games of the season had
The Regulators outscoring Fence
Post 22-7 and Nicholson's knock-
ing Flores 19-4.
Failing to plan is planning to
fail.

EARLY
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Ave., Suite 110, Wauchula, FL on Monday August 21, 2006.
Voting hours will be from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 RM. Monday
through Saturday ending September 2nd.
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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
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S son next Thursday.
The Cats and Lady Cats have
been in the pool for over three
S weeks, and many competed in sum-
mer swimming, preparing for the
2006 season which includes at least
10 meets, several of them tri- and
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On the fall agenda are a pair of
home meets at the Recreation
Complex pool just north of the high
.school on Altman Road. The sea-
son starts at Frostproof Aug. 24

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The following felony criminal
cases were disposed of last week
by the circuit judge. Defenidants
have been adjudicated wiilty
unless noted otherwise. When
adjudication is withheld, it is
pending successful completion of
probation. Sentences are pur-
suant to an investigative report
by and the recommendation of
the state probation office and

also state sentencing guidelines.
Final discretion is left to the
judge.
Jose Alejandro Lazo, felony dri-
ving while license suspended -
amended to lesser no valid license,
and violation of probation (original
charge battery), probation reinstat-
ed and six months added, $495 fine
and court costs added to outstand-
ing fines and fees.
Nelson Tyrone Lee, possession
of cocaine with intent to sell, pos-
session of marijuana with intent to
sell and violation of probation
(original charge felony fleeing to
elude a police officer), probation
revoked, three years Florida State
Prison, CTS and concurrent with
other sentences, license suspended
two years, $495 fine and court costs
and outstanding fines and fees
placed on lien; possession of drug
paraphernalia, time served.
Jennifer Darena Rodgers, grand
theft auto, not prosecuted.
Robert Sherrill Ward, possession
of a controlled substance, posses-
sion of marijuana, possession of
drug paraphernalia and attaching
tag not assigned, not prosecuted,
transferred to county court with fil-
ing of misdemeanor and criminal
traffic charges.
Fidencio Alexander Salazar, pos-
session of methamphetamine, pos-
session of a controlled substance
without a valid prescription and
possession of drug paraphernalia,
adjudication withheld, one year
drug offender probation, evaluation
and treatment, random drug treat-
ment, warrantless search and
seizure, no alcohol or drugs or
being around people who do, cur-
few, $495 fine and court costs.
Armando Gutierrez, attempted
second degree murder, case review
to set restitution at $25,859 with
monthly payment schedule.
Isaias Carrillo-Estrada, posses-
sion of methamphetamine, posses-
sion of drug paraphernalia and
felony driving while license sus-
pended, not prosecuted, transferred
to county court with filing of mis-
demeanor and criminal traffic
charges.
Michael Parker Daughtry, fleeing
to elude a police officer with lights
and sirens active and felony driving
while license suspended, 18
months probation CTS and concur-
rent to other sentences, license sus-
pended one year, $495 fine and
court costs, $115 public defender
fees.
Jamie Erin Hasenmyer, posses-
sion of oxycodone, possession of
drug paraphernalia, giving a false
pame to a law enforcement officer
and felony driving while license
suspended, 30 days CTS, license
suspended two years, $495 fine and
court costs, $115 public defender
fees; possession of methampheta-
mine and resisting arrest without
force, not prosecuted.
Alexander Jackson, possession
of cocaine, fleeing to elude a police
officer and felony driving while
license suspended, 18 months drug
offender probation with condition
of 10 days in jail CTS, warrantless
search and seizure, evaluation and
treatment, random drug screens,
curfew, license suspended one year,
no alcohol or drugs or being around
those with them, $495 fine and
court costs, $140 public defender
fees.

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This week in history, as
researched from the archival
pages of The Florida Advocate,
the Hardee County Herald and
TheHerald-Advocate of...

75 YEARS AGO
Wildcats Schedule 10 Football
Games: Ten football games will
compose the schedule of the 1931
edition of the Wauchula Wildcats
local high school football team. The
tentative schedule, announced
today by City School Supervisor
John M. Crowell, includes nine
games already booked for definite
dates and one open- date in the 10-
game schedule.
Several new teams are to appear
on the Wildcats' 1931 menu,
including Clearwater and Sarasota..
The season will open in Wauchula
on Sept. 25 with the Wildcats meet-
ing Lake Wales here. The following
week Wauchula meets, Winter
Haven, but the location of thisngame
has iot been determined. Oct. 9 is
an open date, but this likely will be
filled, before the season is under
way.

Fine Country Home Sold To
Arcadia Man: One of the finest
places in Hardee County, the old
Steve Roberts home two miles east
of Zolfo Springs, changed hands
last week, being sold to Charlie
Anderson, of Arcadia. The deal was
handled by J.G. Anderson, of the
Anderson Realty Company, and the
property sold includes a modem 10-
ropm country home, with modern
conveniences, 60 acres of land, and
20 acres in grove.
On the same day this deal was
closed Mr. Anderson sold a house in
Wauchula on South' Seventh
Avenue to J.A. Anderson. Strangely'
enough, none: of the Andersons
mentioned are related and Mr.
Aniderson says he has never sold
any property to a man named
Anderson before in his life, and all
the deals were made on the same
day.

:City Council To Issue Booklet On
Wauchula:'At a meeting of the city
council held last Friday night, city
officials agreed to have 2,500 book-
lets printed for free distribution for
those interested in this section. The
booklets will be printed by. the
Advocate and will be ready for ci'.r-
culatibn -'nit week. ih 'Tidviaitag
of Wauchula;'a, bbIf a wiiiterresoirt
and a plade to live will be dis-
cussed.
Those wishing copies of this
booklet' should apply or write to

City Clerk W.G. Hays. They will be
sent to any address in the United
States or Canada free of charge.
This is the first booklet that the city
has issued for publication in several
years.

50 YEARS AGO
r'ctured on the front page of the
A",. 17, 1956 issue of The Herald
Advocate is H. T. Shultz of Fort
Green, who is posing with his chief
assistant and the hide of a seven-
foot, six-inch rattle snake that he
caught recently in Polk County.
Shultz and his little dog, which
trails and bays rattlers, captured the
snake alive but it later died of
injuries.
"It was a mean one and I had to
handle it roughly to keep it from
biting me," Shultz explains. It
broke off a fang striking a forked
stick that he uses to pin down
snakes that won't respond to his
soothing conversation. Shultz
makes his living catching and sell-
ing reptiles.

Jet Planes To Stunt At Bartow: A
spectacular 20-minute supersonic
air show by the' Thunderbirds, a
special solo feature flight in an F-86
by the Air Force's chief test pilot,
parade of AF Academy cadets and
the first official appearance of Miss
Florida of 1956 since her election,
all await thousands of spectators at
Bartow Air Base Aug. 18 in phase-
out ceremonies for the T-6 Texan.
Long the workhorse of the Air
Force's training program, the T-6
Texan will give way to progress as
student pilots takes to the air in the
last mission for the USAF trainer at
9 a.m. Aug. 18th. This plane has
been used to train more pilots than
any plane in the history of aviation
and became an all-important spotter
for the jets in the rugged terrain of
Korea during the Korean conflict.

Medics Winners Of Champion-
ship: In a spine-tingling, extra-
inning game Saturday morning at
Farr Field, the Wildcats' Medic
Team, sponsored by Dr. Collier,
won the Eaton's Department Store
trophy, symbolic of the Interme-
diate League tournament champi-
onship.
As play started, both teams
showed signs of nervousness and at.
the end of twoi iinii6s'Fort Green
,.,was'ahead 6-5. In the fourth inning,
Bill Bryan relieved captain Dewey
Terrell of the pitching chores after
Fort Green had gone ahead 8-5.
However, from the fourth inning
through the eight, Bryan struck out

12 batters as he threw the ball by his
opponents, allowing no hits and no
runs.

25 YEARS AGO
Sunday Beer Sales Illegal In
Wauchula: A local bar caused quite
a stir Sunday when its owner, taking
advantage of the uncertainty sur-
rounding a new Wauchula ordi-
nance, opened for business and sold
beer all day long. Wauchula police,
no longer sure of what the law actu-
ally was, refrained from making an
arrest as Elton Cowart, owner of the
Amble Inn, kept his 'bar open from
6 a.m. to midnight selling beer.
Police Chief Raleigh Lowe said
his men did not arrest Cowart
because he though the city was
being set up for a false arrest suit.
He was under the impression that
the' state ordinance prohibited the
selling of beer on Sunday, Lowe
also thought that the state law was
now superseded by the city's new
ordinance so it no longer applied.
He said the city attorney had left out
the prohibition against selling beer
on Sunday.

DER Fines Zolfo $100 A Day
Due To Water In Garbage Dump:
The state Department of
Environmental Regulations (DER)
began last Thursday fining Zolfo
Springs $100 a day for violation of
its consent order for its garbage
dump. In an effort to show DER the
town was cooperating, Monday
night the council approved closing
the dump immediately and bringing
the brush to the Wauchula dump.
Zolfo was already bringing its
garbage to Wauchula but it was
putting brush in a 20 to 25-foot
deep pit that had water standing in it
at the old town dump. Council
Chairman Wendell Batey sad one
DER representative looked at the
Zolfo dump on Tuesday of last
week and said it looked a lot better,
but they had to get the water out.

Training, Record Keeping
Serious Grand Jury Issues:
Although there has been much talk
about financial recommendations of
the grand jury, there are some more
serious issues in the report that have
not been aired. These issues revolve
around the operation of the
Wauchula Police Department, its
traini.ng,gogramjolicy for keep-
ing records and jpperation with,
other police agencies.
The responsibility for the depart-
ment lies with one man, Raleigh
Lowe, who has been police chief
for the past 11 1/2 years. In general,

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are Labrador retrievers, along with
some golden retrievers, Australian
shepherds, short-hair collies and a

few German shepherds. The wait-
ing list to receive a dog free of
charge is about 18 months.

Lowe is defensive about the report.
He does not agree with most of the
grand jury's findings and feels
much of the criticism is unwarrant-
ed. "If they (the grand jury) look
into other police departments, I
think they would find them in worse
shape than the Wauchula Police
Department," he said.

10 YEARS AGO
Democrats Host Local Political
Rally: Are there so many candidates
you feel like resorting to the draw-
ing-names-from-a-hat method of
selection? Don't! Voters can gather
valuable information to make edu-
cated choices at the polls by attend-
ing part or all of a rally and forum
for Democratic candidates this
weekend.
Sponsored by the Hardee County
Democratic Party, the event will be
held on Saturday at the Agri-Civic
Center on Altman Road in
Wauchula. It will run for about
eight hours, from 1 to 8:35 p.m. The
highly-organized event provides for
separate time slots for each county
race. Formats, too, will differ, with
some speeches and other questions
and answers, State Committee-
woman Nancy Dick explained.

Twins, 12, Receive Sentence:
Twelve-year-old twin girls who
spent recent holiday weekends
stealing cars and joy-riding will
now be spending time apart and in
counseling. Launa and Lauren
Hooten, of Waiuchula, appeared in
Hardee Juvenile Court on Thursday
before Acting Circuit Court Judge
R. Earl Collins. Earlier they had
pleaded no contest to grand theft
charges for taking a car and going
on a three-day lark in it during the
Memorial Day weekend.
They pulled the same stunt again
over the July 4 holiday, even while.
on detention awaiting a final ruling
in the first incident. Following the
recommendations from the state
Department of Juve~tile Justice,.
Collins ordered the girls into'Leel'"
4 commitment. That is a moderate
risk, restrictive level where they
will be placed in a home/family
environment with other youngsters.

Shining A Guiding Light:
Trainer/instructor Denny Nowiski
,of Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc. in
Palmetto poses with :a black
Labrador retriever arid past
Wauchula Lions Club president
Vernon Benbow on the front page
of the, Aug. 15, 1996 issue: of The
Herald-Advocate. These dogs are
used as guides from the blind..
The? dogs, trained for four to six
months, are taught 40 commands.
The school, one of 10 in the United
States, is run on donations. It costs
$8,600 to raise and train a guide
dog. About 80 percent of the dogs

MENDING YOUR MARRIAGE PART IV
14. Love always trusts. You must trust your mate. Your mate must
trust you in your marriage. If you do something to hurt that trust, it will take
a long time to repair, boih of you must work toward complete trust again.
It may be hard for you to let go, but you must if your marriage is 'to suc-
ceed.
15. Love always perseveres. You made a commitment to your mar-
riage; now work it. Your vows were for sickness and in health till death you
part. Put that into practice. Of course, if your mate is physically abusive, do
not stay in a relationship that may harm you or your children. Be safe and
seek help for your mate as well as yourself.
16. Love never fails. When you truly love a person, you will love
them no matter if they do not perform up to your expectations. Remember,
no one is perfect. Your petty annoyances with your mate are not worth end-
ing your marriage.
17. Love is faithful.Be faithful to your mate. Have faith in your mate.
If you stray and bring adultery into your marriage, it will destroy your mar-
riage. But even then, if you both are strong in the Lord you can get past it.
With forgiveness, counseling and turning back to God, even adultery can be
forgiven.
18. Hope for the best for your marriage. Fill your marriage with
hope. Read the Word, speak blessings over your marriage, pray every day
for your marriage.
19. Above all love is the key. If you love your mate, everything will
fall into place. Of course, use the things listed above, but if you do not love
your spouse by showing love to them, your marriage will be rocky and
unstable. Find out what love means to your mate. Nurture those things in
your marriage. If it is words of love, speak your love. If it is gifts they need,
bring them gifts. If it is service they desire, help them or-do something nice
for them. Know what your mate needs and meet those needs through love.
A Golden Nugget would be to use these nuggets in all relationships,
but especially to your mate.

When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice
he wants, and I give it to him.
-Henry Wheeler Shaw

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By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Wauchula boxer Edner Cherry
picked up three more belts from his
fight Friday night.
"It was a tough fight; I had to
play smart and use my knowledge
and wisdom. I learn something
from every fight" said Cherry early
this week after returning from
Chester, W.V., where he successful-
ly defended his NABA (North
American Boxing Association) title
and took the vacant NABF (North
American Boxing Federation) title,
along with stealing two belts from
his opponent.
Daniel Alicea, of Camden, N.J.
had put his WBO (World Boxing
Council) and USNBC (U.S.
INational Boxing Council) belts on
the line for the 12-rounder nearly in
his back yard.
"Before we left Tampa, my train-
er, Peter Fernandez, reminded me
that we cannot go in someone's
back yard and win easily. You have
to knock him out or win big on
points. You can't leave it to the
judges, or you have to make their
decision easy." said Cherry.
Friday's 12th-round TKO moved
Cherry up in the sanctioned rank-
ings. He is now 14th in the world,
13th in the WBC and 10th in the
WBA (World Boxing Association)
ranks. He hopes to meet WBA
champion Juan Diaz some time in
the near future.
"I want to thank Wauchula for its
100 percent support. People are
always encouraging me anytime
they see me and it motivates me. I
want to put Wauchula on the map."
There was a lot of pre-game hype
iby ESPN II's Friday Night Fights
:announcers, comparing the 24-
iyear-old Cherry as an up-an-com-
ing lightweight prospect who is
i"fire-tested, having been seen on
television many times," to Alecia,
the 33-year-old who "is offense-

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minded and knows only one gear,
coming forward." The announcer
favored Alecia's 14-year boxing
history against Cherry's five-year
professional with 30 amateur fights
in an eight-year span.
Cherry was coming off a victory
streak which included an llth
round TKO of formerly unbeaten
Monty Meza-Clay, who incidental-
ly was on Friday night's undercard,
taking an eight-round bout against
Dean White and winning on a 6th-
round stoppage due to a cut over
White's left eye.
Alecia had posted 3-2 in his last
five fights since moving up to the
S135-pound lightweight division. He
had fought a featherweight title
bout in 2002 at 126 pounds. TV
ring announcer Teddy Atlas said
Cherry was the bigger, stronger
fighter and "should stay outside
and look for the uppercut," while
Alecia should "use his speed and
look for the right hand over the
Cherry left hand."
With the fight set, Cherry came
out in his characteristic "Cherry
Bomb" red trunks, high red socks
and red shoes to counter Alecia,
backing him up with his jab and
combinations. In 'the feeling-out
process, Alecia landed a couple of
good shots, with Atlas giving the
round to Alecia 10-9.
Cherry took all the other rounds
on the Atlas scorecard. In the sec-
ond round, Cherry landed with his
left hook and two right hand shots
plus a series of punches which
nearly felled Alecia, who fell into
the ropes twice to avoid a knock-
down.
Realizing he had hurt his oppo-
nent, Cherry came out afire in the
third round using uppercuts, body
shots and combinations to attack
the body and slow his opponent.
In the fourth, he began to wear
Alecia down and caught him com-

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ing in, but Alecia was able to fight
off the ropes. Round five was simi-
lar and sixth had the same sound.
Atlas commented on "Cherry's
maturity. He's learning to do things
to give himself the advantage and
not his opponent."
Between rounds Fernandez told
Cherry it was time. "Let's go
home." But Cherry appeared to
have hurt his right hand, with
Fernandez telling Atlas he believed
the right knuckle was broken.
Cherry literally stopped in his
tracks and shook the hand after a
particularly hard shot. "It was bone
on bone. It hurt a lot but I knew it
wasn't broken. He has a hard head.
I did the same with the left hand in
the ninth round. I had to ease off,
fight, ease off."
Fernandez reported to Atlas that
he had told Cherry, "We'll see
about the hand on Monday. Just
stay on the stick and go to 12.
'You've got a job to do."
And, stick Cherry did, using the
left jab, "sticking" it in front of his
opponent and dancing away, get-
ting body shots in with the injured
hand. "He got in a couple shots, but
I had to stand my ground."
And, so he did, drawing praise
from Atlas, who commented. "He's
not the first fighter to finish a bout
injured, be it a hand, shoulder, eye,
cut, or whatever. The difference
between a good fighter and a great
fighter is one who can fight on."
In the last three rounds, Alecia's
right eye began to swell and he was
markedly slower but still coming
forward. Cherry continued to move
in and out, hitting the right cross,
left to the body, while not allowing
Alecia to get "in the home of
Cherry."
In the 12-round, Cherry "contin-
ued to do a consistent steady job of
'strong left hooks, and at one time
had Alecia cornered for nearly 40
seconds. Finally, when he landed a
couple of big shots, the referee
stopped the fight at 1:50. Cherry
had landed 268 of 916 punches, 29
percent. Announcers said it was
right to stop the fight as Alecia,
could have been badly hurt if it
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"Daniel Alecia fought' d tough
fight. He put his belts on the line
and I did too. The referee stopped
the fight because he was getting
hurt. His eye was nearly swollen
shut. He was taking too many
shots," said Cherry.
"We watch film of fights and
look for better ways to handle
things. Then, we practice those sit-
uations. I knew I had to take him
off his game, move a lot. He can't
stand that, he wants to fight straight
up," said Cherry, who had sparred
50 rounds with Tampa pro Nate
Campbell in preparing for the bout.
It paid off for the new champion.

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PHOTO BY RALPH HARRISON
Wauchula boxer Edner Cherry (right) has so many title belts now that his brother Francois has to
help him carry them. Cherry shows the dominant right hand he injured in Friday night's victory
which added a couple more title belts to his collection.

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Hardee

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Miscellaneous Bridal Shower

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Michelle Rosenfeld &

Michael Adler Wed

Michelle Lea Rosenfeld of
Jacksonville became the bride of
Michael Calvert Adler of Boise,
Idaho, on.Oct. 15 in a wedding cer-
emony at a St. Augustine marina.
Both are in. the military and are
currently serving in Afghanistan.
The bride is the daughter of Peri
Ann Parker of Gainesville, Ga.,
and Melvin Shadwick Jr. of
Hastings. The groom is the son of
Charles and Linda Adler of
Bowling Green. .
Tfhe couple exchanged vows at
6:30-in the evening at the Conch
House Marina in St. Augustine.
Officiating at the ceremony was
Alison Ratkovic.
The wedding took place at a
poolside tiki hut, with large white
balloons floating in the pool. An
archway was covered with greenery
and graced with white magnolia
blossoms and white:netting.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a floor-
length A-line gown of white satin
with a chiffon overlay and a slender
strap bodice. A crystal tiara held an

elbow-length veil of illusion. She
carried' a bouquet of red roses and
white Shasta daisies with greenery.
The bride's mother wore a choco-
late brown floor-length chiffon
dress. The groom's mother wore a
tea-length dress of taupe silk.
Following the exchange of vows,
a wedding reception was held at the
Conch House Restaurant. Floating-
candle centerpieces adorned tables.
covered in linens of burgundy and
white. A white three-tiered cake
with white buttercream icing was
decorated with 'small burgun'dy
roses.
The couple honeymooned in St;
Augustine before returning to their
assignments. .
The bride is a graduate of Viii
cennes University,-and serves as an
aviation operations specialist.
The groom was graduated from
the University of Florida with ,a
degree in agriculture management,
and a minor in military science. He
is an AH-64 helicopter pilot in the
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A miscellaneous bridal .:shower Many
was given in honor of Sheena Leigh with cake
DeVane on July .1 at the residence punch.
of Edith Christmas in Wauchula. The gu
The hostesses were Joy and Edith Garvin,
Christmas. J. Carney
The table was decorated with a Sebring,
white lace tablecloth. A.large bride Sonya E
doll was the centerpiece, and two Horsley a
large bouquets of mixed flowers Bradentor
completed the scene. of the bri

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Richard Anthony Skapik Jr. cele-
brated his'first birthday on Aug. 6,
2006 at his home. -:
Son of Tony Skapik and Patricia
Trevino, Anthony's party was host-.
ed by his parents. The theme was
"Ciuars. : ,-:-. ;
The honoree and his guests en-"
joyed barbecued chicken add ribs,'
and cake. and ice cream, anrd also
celebrated with a pinata.
Among those joining him in the
celebration were his, brother Jose
Torres and sister Victoria Torres; Anthony
grandparents Rbbert and 'Maria '.
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Northside Baptist Church will host the Gulf State Quartet this'' '
Sunday. The group will be ministering with music and song dur- t
ing the church's 11 a.m. worship service. The Rev. Louis Uotta
and the congregation invites the public to join them at the "
church at 912 N. Eighth Ave., Wauchula, for the occasion.

Let us treat men and women well; treat them as if they were real. -
Perhaps they are.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson ,
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The Family of Lucille E. Cash wishes to express
our thanks and appreciation to all of our family
and friends that sent cards, flowers, food iand
prayers during the recent loss of our mother.
We want to thank the women of Lake Dale
Baptist Church for the luncheon that was served
us. Once again thank you and may the Lord
bless you.

Dear Editor,
Hillsborough County jurors sent
a clear signal to criminals in Tampa
last week:
(1) If you point a gun at the head
of a law-abiding citizen, you do so
at your peril.
(2) That peril may not end when
you quit pointing the gun at your
victim's head.
A jury found Lawrence Storer,
owner of a Thai restaurant, inno-
cent of manslaughter for running
down and killing a man who had
just robbed him at gunpoint.
Admittedly, it was a close call
from a legal standpoint.
We have law enforcement agen-
cies and a couit system to discour-
age vigilante justice, among other
reasons. As frustrating as the crim-
inal justice :system may be some-
times, it is 'a fa better alternative
than stringing up a horse thief from
the nearest tree.
In the Taipa case, the facts were
not at issue:
*On Oct. 29, 2003 Shantavious
Wilson, *24, pointed a gun at
Storer's face as he sat in his truck
late at night in front of his restau-
rant, Sumos Thai Cafe, on East
Twiggs Street.
The weapon was a BB gun, but
clearly looked like a nickel-plated
.45 caliber automatic.
Storer managed to hide $2,000
in his truck before Wilson marched
him at gunpoint inside the restau-
rant, where Wilson took a bag of
change, then left.
Storer locked the door and
called 911,: then returned to his
truck and started pursuing Wilson
while remaining on a cordless
phone with the 911 operator until
his phone lost the signal.
Storer ran over Wilson, killing

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him.
A good argument can be made
that Storer, having called the
police, should have sat back and let
them do the job, if they were able to
get to the scene in time to catch the
fleeing gunman. That would have
been the safer course of action, and
would have ended any accusation
of vigilante justice.
That is the decision that a calm,
cool and collected citizen would
have made.
Having just had what appeared to
be a deadly weapon shoved in his
face, Storer presumably was nei-
ther calm, cool nor collected. He
was, we may safely guess, both
outraged and scared out of his wits.
He took an action that was nei-
ther rational nor merciful.
Does that make him a felon
deserving of a 15-year prison sen-
tence? Not in my opinion, or the
jury's.
Let there be no mistake about it:
I don't countenance vigilante jus-
tice.
But when you decide to stick a
gun in a guy's face, you have decid-
ed to start it.
And you do so at the peril that
the other guy not you may
decide when and how to end it.
Editor's Note: Reprinted from the
Aug. 7, 2006, Polk County Demo-
crat and written by publisher S.L.
Frisbie IV

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Telephone (863) 77-325

Give former Wildcat
Ray Rivas a call e *
"'11 give you the best deal on any new or used car, truck or SUV!"

Mr. and Mrs. James Parks, Wau-
chula, a seven pound five ounce
daughter, Morgan Lynn, born June
6, 2006, Florida Hospital Heart-
land, Sebring. Mrs. Parks is the for-
mer Sarah Wolfson. Maternal
grandparents are Nancy Wolfson
and Steven Wolfson, both of Lake
Wales. Maternal great-grandmother
is Rae Wolfson of Lake Wales.
Paternal grandparents are Daryl
and Willene Parks of Ona. Paternal
great-grandparents are Willy and
Sara Tedder and Neil and Frieda
Beachy, all of Bradenton.
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Turner,
Woodland, Miss., an eight pound
five ounce son, Kevin Larar, born
July 3, 2006, in North Mississippi
Medical Center, West Point, Miss.
Mrs. Turner is the former Ashley
Kersey. Maternal grandparents are
Donald and Christy Kersey of
Woodland, Miss. Maternal great-
grandparents are Frank and Audrey,
Bowen of Wauchula and Bill
Tipton of Mississippi. Paternal
grandfather is Tommy Turner of
Wauchula.
Hospital newborn shots may be
included with your announcement
free of charge. Any other photo is
$15.

Come to the 4- H Open House

& Enrollment Event

Thursday, August 24

3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Civic Center Auditorium

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Renew your membership
See what new projects are available
Learn about new special interest programs,
events and judging teams

For more information call your club leader or the
4-H office at 773-2164
The Florida Cooperative Extension Service programs are available to all without regards to race, color, sex, age, religion,
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Hewetts Top Young Golfers

By JOAN SEAMAN
Of The Herald-Advocate
Tyler and Kyle Hewett of
Wauchula are already leading local
golfers.
The brothers excelled in the sum-
mer Sertoma Junior Goc Tour cen-
tered in Highlands County, which
also plays at courses in Hardee and
DeSoto counties.
Tyler, only 10, took the boys 14-
and-under Player of the Year award
in end-of-the season ceremonies
Monday evening. On the 9-hole
course, he averaged 47. He won 13
of 15 of his events with a total of 85
points, easily outdistancing Silas
Berry who finished with 67.5
points. Wauchula's Jhett See fin-
ished third in the boys 9-10 age
group with 52 points.
Kyle, 8, playing in the boys 6-8
age group, also claimed the win-
ner's trophy, taking the top spot in
11 of 12 events. His age group
plays only six holes, at which he
averaged 37. In last weekend's'
finale, he hit 31 on Saturday and 29
on Sunday.
Several other Hardee golfers also
took honors at Monday evening's
awards banquet.
Trenton Moon won the boys ages
11-12 group with 85 points.
Lincoln Saunders took the boys
13-14 title with 70 points.
Little Lacey McClenithan placed
third in the girls 10-13 division, but
took home the girls Best Sports-
manship award.
Hardee junior Kaleb Saunders
won the boys 15-16 division with
76.5 points to beat Sebring's Aaron
Snyder, who finished with 74.5
points.
Wildcat senior Justin Painter
placed third in the boys 17-18
group with 56 points, just behind
Sebring's Roben Griffin at 56.
Sebring wonder, 14-year-old
Rocky Khara played all season in

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A good place to start-3BR/2BA 1994 CB Home
with 1 carport, central air & heat. Home is within
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well maintained. Being offered at $126,000 MLS:
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Home for Sale in Golfview-3BR/2BA single fam-
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Asking $199,500 MLS: 187839.
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ADOPT A PETI If you have lost a pet
or are looking for a new one, the City
of Wauchula Invites you to come and
see If you can find the pet you're look-
ing for. The Wauchula Animal Control
is located at 685 Airport Road. Please
call 773-3265 or more information.
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ATTENTIONI State Statutes 828.29
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We are a 120 unit apartment property. 48 units are des-
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HELP WANTED
WeighMaster/Cashier {Part -time/15 hrs. weekly)
***Must be able to work Fridays and Saturdays***
Pay Rate: $17,595.34(8.46) $23,086.62(11.10)
Wanted for the Hardee County Landfill. Knowledge of
cashiering principles and procedures to operate computer-
ized weighing equipment. Ability to maintain bookkeeping
and clerical records in relating to the operation of landfill
area for the general public and contractors. Complete job
description and applications forms posted on the County
website: www.hardeecounty.net.
Please submit applications to the Human Resource
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Phone: (863) 773-2161, Fax: (863) 773-2154, Position clos-
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Up to six quarts of Motocraft@ oil. Taxes and diesel vehicles extra. Disposal
fees not included in some locations. See Service Advisor for details.
SOffer valid with coupon. Expires: 6/30/06.

I A/C SYSTEM CHECK $29.95
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1. Dedicated to the future of ALL Children.
2. Dedicated to seek available grant funding to
benefit our children.
3. Dedicated to seeking equal treatment for ALL
Children.
4. Dedicated to seeking equal treatment for ALL
school employees. .
5. Concerned for: The SAFETY of our children from
the bus stop to the classroom!
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Remember our children ARE OUR FUTURE!
Remember on September 5, 2006 you play a
vital role in your Children's Future.

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Well, there are accolades and upcoming events aplenty to report on.
First is Edner Cherry and his 12th round TKO on Friday Night Fights
seen on ESPN II, which earned him three more belts, the vacant NABA
title, as well as two his 37-year-old seasoned opponent put up for the fight.
More importantly, Cherry upped his ranking significantly, now 10th in the
WBA, 13th in the WBO and 14th in the world. He hopes to fight WBA
champ Juan Diaz shortly.
Cherry fought nearly the last half of the fight wounded and still took
the fight to his weary opponent. The referee finally called the fight at the
1:50 mark of the 12th round.
Ringside commentators noted Cherry's gutsy performance and said it
was the difference between a good fighter and a great fighter, one who is
able to fight on despite an injury or setback.
We understand 16-year-old Dalton Davis and Hardee grad Stephen
Judah both broke records at a weightlifting meet in Orlando last weekend.
Both set new state and world records. Dalton, a Hardee High junior first
broke the state record this summer. We hope to have more information on
this weekend by the next issue.
The Hewett brothers both earned trophies at the Sertoma Junior Golf.
banquet on Monday evening. The season ended with a Saturday-Sunday
tournament at River Greens. Tyler, 10, not only had the top points in his 9-
10 age division but earned Player of the Year for ages 10-14. Kyle, only 8,
was tops in his division.
Both boys are practicing now for the AAU travel baseball teams which
will play weekends in double-headers around the state, Orlando, Tampa,
Lake Placid and other sites between Sept. 1 and Dec. 1.
Jessica Conerly Newman is again training for marathon running. She
will run the 26.2-mile Marine Corps marathon on Oct. 29, raising money to
fight cancer. She hopes to meet her goal of $3,800. Daughter of Jerry and
Vickie Conerly, Jessica can be reached at jcnewman@hotmail.com or at
454 Hunter Circle, Kissimmee, FL 34758. Check out her website for her
progress.
The Men's Community League finished up with an all-day tournament
on Saturday. Starting at 8:30 a.m., teams played continuously until after 9,
p.m., when Mosaic Phosphates beat The Regulators for the second time to
take the tourney title. The Regulators were undefeated in the regular season:
and, of course, were tournament champs.
The Women's Church League was set to finish its post-season tourna-.
ment on Tuesday night. Wauchula First Methodist was undefeated and took
the season championship. The Methodists faced St. Michael's Catholic
Church on Tuesday night in the tournament championship game.
Several of the high school teams are starting their seasons in the com-
ing week.
Girls volleyball got going on Tuesday evening of this week with a trip
to Bartow. The girls are home next Thursday for a visit from Sarasota
Booker. The JV plays at 6 p.m. and the varsity about 7:30. Games are in
the high school gym.
The golf teams will open their seasons shortly. The girls host
Frostproof on Monday and go to Bartow on Tuesday. The boys open at
DeSoto on Tuesday.
Swimmers take off next Thursday, Aug. 24, with a 5 p.m. tri-meet at
Frostproof with Avon Park also coming there.
JV football also starts next Thursday evening. The 7 p.m. game in
Wildcat Stadium will feature the junior Cats vs. Port Charlotte.
And, don't forget the home game tomorrow evening (Friday) at
Wildcat Stadium. The new concession stands and restrooms ought to be
ready. People with reserved seat passes need to bring them with them as
they will be checked.
The pre-season Classic features the Cats against the Lake Region
Thunder. Under seventh-year head coach Derren Bryan, the Cats are trying
an new offense. It should be exciting. Senior quarterback Weston Palmer
will miss this game but is expected back for the Aug. 25 home opener
against Cape Coral Mariner.
Other fall sports will start shortly. The junior high programs are not
under way until Sept. The junior high Wildcats begin Sept. 19 at DeSoto,
while the junior high softball girls host Sebring on Sept. 18 in the season
opener.
High school cross country will have its first run in early September and
'we hope to have more information soon.
'Information from community and school athletic events is always welcome.
:Please call The Herald-Advocate (773-3255) or e-mail me at news.heral-
dadvocate@earthlink.net with news for this biweekly column. The sports.
news deadline is noon Mondays. News will be included as soon as time and
space allows.

The Roman Emperor Domitian, it is said, was such a good shot, he
could put four arrows between the spread fingers of a man's hand.